New Pathways to Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Discovered by Dartmouth Psychiatrist
A recently published study of brain tissue from patients afflicted with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)–led by Matthew Friedman, MD, PhD, a professor of psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD Brain Bank–has uncovered previously unknown information about the disorder and is poised to change how PTSD is understood and guide future treatment development. Read more…
Study Reveals New Insights into the Link Between Sunlight Exposure and Kidney Damage in Lupus
A new study from researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the University of Washington and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals insights into how skin exposure to sunlight can worsen clinical symptoms in autoimmune diseases. Read more…
Dartmouth Researchers Pilot FLASH Radiotherapy Beam Development for Treatment of Cancer
A joint team of researchers from Dartmouth’s and Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Department of Surgery have developed a FLASH ultra-high-dose rate radiation therapy beam to treat cancer. Read more…
Dartmouth-led Research Featured in National Journal Focused on Health System Performance
New findings published by Dartmouth researchers are featured in a special issue of Health Services Research, highlighting the role and impact of integrated health systems in the U.S.—a type of organization that has grown dramatically in recent years. Read more…
Dartmouth Receives $2.4 Million to Aid Healthcare Providers’ COVID-19 Response
Researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine have been awarded $2.4 million in federal funding to support ongoing studies aimed at enhancing American healthcare providers’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more…
Dartmouth Researchers Work to Reduce Child-Directed Food Marketing on Educational Websites
A new article, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine by a team of researchers and advocates including Geisel faculty, asserts that current gaps in the regulation of commercial educational websites are exposing children to unhealthy food marketing. Read more…
International Study Shows that Active Surveillance Holds Promise as a Treatment Option for Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer
Results from a new study co-led by researchers at Geisel and the Department of Surgery at Kuma Hospital in Kobe, Japan show that active surveillance can be successfully implemented as a viable treatment option for patients with low-risk thyroid cancer. Read more…
Researchers Find Source of Breast Tumor Heterogeneity and Pathway that Limits Emergence
A team led by researchers at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center have a new understanding of how tumor heterogeneity arises and how it can be curtailed to render tumors less metastatic and more sensitive to therapy. Read more…
