Researchers Identify Novel Marker and Possible Therapeutic Target for Cardiovascular Calcification 

Cardiovascular calcification (mineral deposits in heart valves and blood vessels) is a crucial contributor to heart disease, the leading cause of death among men and women in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Demonstrating Fracture Liaison Service Programs Improve Patient Outcomes and Generate Cost Savings

It is estimated that for every 10,000 post-fracture patients, a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) program would result in 153 fewer fractures and about 37 more quality-adjusted life years. It would also save nearly $67,000 compared with typical post-fracture care.
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Preterm Birth and Asthma

A research team led by Aziz Sheikh, MD, Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, BWH Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, in collaboration with investigators at the Maastricht University Medical Centre and Maastricht University School of Public Health in the Netherlands and The University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, have published findings strongly suggesting that preterm birth (prior to 37 weeks gestation) increases the risk of asthma and wheezing disorders during childhood, and that the risk of developing these conditions increases as the degree of prematurity increases.
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Alzheimer’s Researchers Employ Stem Cells to Understand Disease Processes, Study New Treatments

BWH researchers have been able to study the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and develop assays to test newer treatment approaches that use stem cells derived from related family members with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s. Moreover, this study is the first of its kind to examine the effects of antibody therapy on human neurons derived directly from patients with familial AD.
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