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Carl Frieden, Jeffrey I. Gordon, John F. McDonnell and Carl Phillips have received this “great recognition,” Chancellor Wrighton says.

The new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, links atypical HUS to membrane cofactor protein.

Election to the institute is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health care.

“We are quite excited about this report as it represents the first model of this type of tumor,” principal investigator David H. Gutmann said.

Daniel Moran and other researchers have identified areas of the brain where reality and illusion or perception are processed.

Photo by Bob BostonNational and local legislative staff members recently visited the Medical Campus to learn why academic medical centers are unique.

Photo by Tim ParkerSen. Jim Talent visits with John W. McDonald and a patient during a recent trip to the School of Medicine to learn about medical research.

“Recent studies have shown that depression also increases the risk of dying in the first year or two after bypass surgery,” Kenneth E. Freedland said.

Two particular proteins appear to act as “chaperones” orchestrating the clearance of potentially hazardous molecules out of the brain.

Photo by Bob BostonAs the number of ethnic patients seeking plastic surgery continues to rise, understanding how to preserve ethnicity is critical.