• Advances: Inhibiting cardiac protein through gene therapy improves heart cell function
  Blocking a key protein involved in calcium regulation can improve the function of failing heart cells, according to an MGH study featured in the Feb. 26 issue of Circulation. The work holds promise for treating congestive heart failure.

• Savoring the victory: MGH physicians join Patriots at Super Bowl
  They don stethoscopes instead of shoulder pads, craft surgical strategy rather than designing play-by-plays and are more at home at the bedside than in a huddle. Nevertheless, four MGH physicians traveled to the New Orleans Superdome to provide vital medical care for the New England Patriots Feb. 3. Luckily, no major injuries surfaced during the game, which culminated with the Pats' first-ever Super Bowl championship victory.

• Partners Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Treatment Center launched
  Neurologists and staff of the MGH and BWH Movement Disorders Units have joined together to create a comprehensive, fully integrated clinical center for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. The new Partners Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Treatment Center was officially launched with an open house Feb. 20.

• Partners physicians gather for annual event
  Physicians from throughout the Partners HealthCare network recently gathered for the third annual Partners Physicians Day, held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel Feb. 9.

• Looking AHEAD: Study seeks to decrease heart disease in type 2 diabetes patients through weight loss
  Some Boston-area patients representing a wide variety of backgrounds are putting their New Year's resolutions to the test. The group of approximately 40 men and women are expanding upon their pledge — to lose weight and increase exercise — by enrolling in the first long-term study to examine the effects of weight loss in people with type 2 diabetes.

• Lost art: MGH featured in magazine story about daguerreotypes
  It appeared to be a normal day in the operating room for David Bernstein, MD, former chief resident in MGH Anesthesia and Critical Care. The only difference was that in the far corner of the operating room, photographer Mike Robinson was visually documenting Bernstein's pre-surgical administration of anesthesia in a shoot for Discover magazine. Robinson is a self-taught daguerreotypist. Daguerreotypes are an early form of photography created by a process using a light-sensitive metallic plate and mercury vapor for developing.

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