MAJOR AREAS OF INVESTIGATION
Bone and Mineral Metabolism: Use of new therapies in treating elderly
osteoporosis.
Cardiology: Cardiac
MRI as a diagnostic tool; role
of soy in coronary artery disease.
Endocrinology:
Leptin physiology in obesity and neuroendocrine/leptin interactions; HIV
lipodystrophy; role of omentectomy in treating obesity and resulting endocrine
changes; relaxation response in acute stress.
Gastroenterology: Molecular etiology of and therapy for chronic pancreatitis; therapy for
C. difficile colitis
Gerontology:
Mechanisms involved in syncope, falls, and cerebral vasoregulation.
Infectious
Diseases: Treatment of AIDS, HIV infection; AIDS Clinical Trials Group; Phase I
studies of AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma.
Nephrology: Islet
cell transplantation in Type 1 diabetes subjects.
Neurology:
Neural plasticity in learning Braille; sleep deficit and immune function;
mechanisms of orthostatic intolerance; genetics of epilepsy and
cognitive disorders; cognitive and motor function in Parkinson's disease;
prefrontal function in working memory; transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Oncology:
Use of biologic agents in the treatment of advanced malignancy.
Psychiatry:
Serotonin metabolism in eating disorders; psychobiology in eating disorders;
mentation, cognition and sleep.
Pulmonary Physiology: Pathophysiology and treatment of sleep apnea
syndrome; sympathetic nervous system and sleep apnea; etiology of sarcoidosis.
Rheumatology:
Immune modulation in therapy of rheumatoid arthritis; role of exercise in
fibromyalgia; role of preoperative exercise in hip and knee arthroplasty.
For more
information please contact
Michelle Beck, Administrative
Manager
(617) 667-4269
The
Harvard-Thorndike Clinical Research Center is a Harvard Catalyst Research Unit
and is funded by Grant UL1 RR 025758 from the NCRR, NIH
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