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Researchers find further evidence linking Epstein-Barr virus and risk of multiple sclerosis
First Long-term Study Among Individuals Not Infected with EBV Suggests EBV Infection Likely to be a Cause of MS, Not a Consequence For immediate release: Thursday, March 4, 2010 Boston, MA – Researchers from the Harvard School of…
Obesity in mid-life reduces the chance of healthy survival in women
For immediate release: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Boston, MA -- A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) researchers has found that, among a large study population of women who…
HSPH-led team discovers protective cellular process in ALS disease in mice, hinting at new therapeutic approach
Boston, MA -- When Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) scientists disabled a specific protein in mice that were genetically prone to develop ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), they expected -- based on previous work -- to hasten the…
High levels of lead in bone associated with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease in men
Boston, MA -- Growing evidence shows that exposure to lead in the environment is associated with cardiovascular disease, including increased risk of hypertension. However, those studies have looked at lead concentrations in blood, not bone lead, a better…
Elevated urate levels may slow the progression of Parkinson's Disease
For immediate release: Monday, April 14, 2008 Boston, MA -- Naturally elevated levels of the antioxidant urate may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease in men. Researchers from the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (MGH-MIND) and Harvard School of Public…
Inflammatory bowel disease: Trouble at the border
In the healthy colon, or bowel, of both mice and humans, a thin lining protects the intestinal wall from bacteria. There, immune system dendritic cells in the wall sample bacteria that live within the bowel, vigilant against unwelcome…
Bacteria without borders
[ Winter 2008 ] Scientists trace inflammatory ulcerative colitis to failure of immune system “peacekeeper” A delicate barrier is all that stands between billions of foreign bacteria living in the large intestine, or colon, and the misery of ulcerative colitis.…
