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Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to discover that changes in monocytes (a type of white blood cell) are a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. Learn more about this advancement research.

Genetic Marker Associated with Risk for Pulmonary Fibrosis

New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital finds that a genetic risk factor for pulmonary fibrosis, an uncommon but deadly lung disease, may be effective in identifying individuals at risk for this disease.

Researchers Develop Sperm-Sorting Design That May Aid Couples Undergoing in vitro Fertilization

Researchers have developed a simple and cost-effective design for sperm sorting, in which healthy, motile sperm can be effectively separated by space-constrained microfluidic sorting chips.

Using Clay to Grow Bone

Researchers use synthetic silicate to stimulate stem cells into bone cells

A Paradigm Shift in Endometrial Cancer

Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network discovers mutations that may affect treatment of patients with endometrial cancer

Patterned Hearts

Bioengineers create rubber-like material bearing micropatterns for stronger, more elastic hearts

 

 

 

OurGenes, OurHealth, OurCommunity

This innovative research initiative at BWH aims to create a bank of blood samples and health information to be used for research studies.

 

From the first successful human organ transplant in 1954 to face transplants in 2011, the clinical success of BWH has been intimately tied to the advancements made by its clinical researchers.