CBRC Briefing

Dr. Friedman from the Rockefeller University briefs the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on “Leptin and the Biologic Basis of Obesity.” The real cause of obesity—it’s not gluttony—is genetics, or so

Dr. Bear from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology briefs the Congressional biomedical Research Caucus. He suggests that a specific class of drug already sitting on drug company shelves may help

Dr. Peter Palese of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York briefs the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu): Where We Stand. For 40 years,

Watch Dr. Charmane Eastman of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago brief the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on The Science of Jet Lag and its Management. Dr. Eastman explains, using

With Dr. John Tisdale, National Institute of Diabetes

Watch Dr. John Tisdale of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health brief the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on Stem Cells

Watch Dr. Ann Partridge from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, brief the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on The Mammography Controversy Redux. On November 16, 2009, the U.S. Preventive

Dr. John Coffin of Tufts University presents to the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on Viruses in our Genomes: Unending Surprises. Watch as Dr. John Coffin sheds light on a revolutionary

Watch Dr. Daniel Silver from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, brief the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on PARP Inhibitors: A Breakthrough in Cancer Therapy. Dr. Daniel Silver as