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...researchers identified 18 regions of the genome that account for about 25 percent of the variance in blood cholesterol levels, according to Abecasis...
...know that LDL is causal to the buildup of fatty plaques in the heart arteries, but it now looks like simple blood measurements of HDL may not be causal,” said study author Sekar Kathiresan, an instructor in medicine at the Medical School and director of preventive cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital Instead, the proposed protective qualities of high HDL may vary for each person. For recent research, faculty profiles, and a look at the issues facing Harvard scientists, check out The Crimson's science page...
Mention Dr. Judah Folkman's name to colleagues and patients and only the grandest descriptors come to their lips - words like "giant in his field," "visionary," "genius," and "ahead of his time." Credited with revolutionizing cancer treatment with the theory that preventing angiogenesis, or new blood-vessel growth, would starve tumors, the director of vascular biology at Children's Hospital and professor of pediatric surgery at Harvard Medical School died on Monday in Denver...
...dinner from six to eight, then work in the lab from eight to two a.m." That dedication led Folkman to change the way cancer is treated today. His hunch, dating to his early days in the lab in the 1960s, that cancer tumors rely on the formation of new blood vessels for nourishment and growth, has since led to six FDA-approved anticancer drugs that weaken tumors by blocking their blood supply. "The idea was met with skepticism and ridicule back then, but he doggedly persisted in proving his ideas," says Li. "He lived long enough to see his idea...
...leading to novel treatments for reviving dying heart tissue, restoring circulation to tissues crippled by diabetes and improving vision in patients with macular degeneration. His theories may yet impact the treatment of other conditions, including obesity: "More recently, he had the idea that fat cells relied on blood vessels just like tumors, so you could control obesity by using blood vessel-growth inhibitors," says Li, who was inspired by Folkman to co-found an organization that promotes research in the field...