1. Medicine is rapidly becoming an expensive hobby- working class people can no longer afford to become doctors given the poor salaries and huge debts on graduation.
I am the son of immigrants - I couldn't speak English until i was 5-i was born/ brought up in longsight, Manchester- in the top 3% of the most deprived areas in England.
Using Mendelian randomization, we found 2-way associations between anorexia nervosa and morning chronotype, suggesting that in contrast to other diseases, anorexia nervosa is distinctly a morningness psychiatric disorder. @JAMANetworkOpen @MGH_RI
Paper: https://t.co/kta1xSRUUU
Light is so important for our mental health! Our bodies want bright days and dark nights. Excited to share our preprint showing the powerful influence of light on a huge range of psychiatric outcomes based on objective light measures in >85,000 (!) people.
https://t.co/lw1gEFO6nw
“Asthma is an exemplar of circadian control in
respiratory disease. Many of its features are under circadian control including leukocyte trafficking and airway constriction. Clinically this results in diurnal oscillation of symptoms.“ @JafarCain@Biochem_Journal
A huge congratulations to Prof. Richa Saxena (@rsaxenalab) on receiving the @harvardmed A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award!
I’m incredibly fortunate to have her as a mentor, and I’m grateful for her patience and guidance. Congrats, Richa!
@MGH_RI @MGH_RI @CGM_MGH
@ChrisAskewCE You have been an amazing lead for @DiabetesUK - so please accept our thanks for all you have done for people living with diabetes - your leadership was valued and I wish you all the best in your future role.@ABCDiab@DUK_research
I’m excited to share the opening of my clinical nutrition research lab today at @MGHanesthesia.
I’m incredibly grateful for my mentors, friends, and family who have helped make this a reality.
Hirings and lab website coming soon!
@MGH_RI @MassGeneralNews@harvardmed