A team of researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine has received a $4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to improve “triadic” interactions between patients living with dementia, their care partners, and their clinicians.
Research
Measuring Effectiveness of Clinician-led Innovation
Rebekah Davis, MPH ’22, put into practice the qualitative research skills she learned while pursuing her degree to evaluate the lasting effect of a program centered on clinician-led innovation.
Jason McLellan to Receive Inaugural McGuire Prize
Creator of breakthrough coronavirus technology will be awarded $100,000 at Dartmouth on May 13.
Detecting Potential Medication Side Effects in Treating Depression and Anxiety
A team of Geisel researchers find those treated with antidepressants exhibit a lower level of physical activity.
Depression and Burnout During the Clinical Years
Michael Hoggard ’22 wants to improve the quality of life for future medical students and residents.
Geisel Study Finds Higher Death Rates in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment During the Pandemic
Findings from a new study, led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and published in JAMA Neurology, show that higher death rates have been associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults with cognitive impairment—especially in racial and ethnic minority populations and those living in nursing homes.
Dartmouth-led Study Offers New Insights into How Metal Exposures Can Impact Fetal Growth
A new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal Environment International, reveals how prenatal exposure to mixtures of commonly found metals can adversely affect fetal growth.
Dartmouth Study Assesses How Consumers Interpret and Act on Results from At-Home COVID-19 Self Tests
A new study by researchers at Dartmouth, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Lisa Schwartz Foundation for Truth in Medicine, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, shows that people using COVID home test kits may fail to self-quarantine or may quarantine unnecessarily because they misinterpret the implications of test results.
Can Neonatal Herpes Lead to Alzheimer’s Disease?
MD/PhD candidate Abigail Dutton is looking for answers—from incurious mice.
Geisel Researcher Receives Grants to Improve News Media Reporting on Medical Research
Steven Woloshin, MD, MS, a professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute, has received grants from the Arnold Foundation and the National Institute for Health Care Management to continue his work to train journalists for more reliable reporting on medical research.