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Framingham’s Family Tradition: Generations Help Researchers Unlock Medical Mysteries [WGBH News]
The next phase of the Framingham Heart Study will focus on aging — why, and when, diseases of all kinds strike and what we can do to cut the risk. The answers may be within the study’s vast medical archives and the descendants of the volunteers. Read More.
FHS continues with a six-year $38 million contract from the NHLBI
We are excited to announce the Boston University School of Medicine has received a $38 million award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to continue the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) for another six years. This renewal will support examining our Offspring and Omni 1 Cohorts starting later this... More
FHS investigator Dr. Hugo J. Aparicio discusses opportunities for early career investigators with longitudinal cohort studies like FHS
"The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) is an excellent example of a database to initiate investigations and generate questions that could be followed later by experimental studies," explains Hugo J. Aparicio, MD, MPH, assistant professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, in a perspective article in the journal Stroke. Find... More
Cecilia Castro-Diehl, MD PhD; Laura Corlin, PhD; and Joowon Lee, PhD receive American Heart Association Scientific Session awards
Three Boston University Cardiovascular Epidemiology T32 post-doctoral trainees (Cecilia Castro-Diehl, Laura Corlin, and Joowon Lee) will receive awards at the upcoming American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle Scientific Sessions meeting in March. Their research is based on Framingham Heart Study data. Congratulations to these investigators!! The primary goal of EPI/Lifestyle 2019 Scientific Sessions... More
The City of Framingham honors its oldest resident and the oldest FHS participant, Gina Galvani
The oldest participant of the Framingham Heart Study and the oldest resident of the city of Framingham, Gina Galvani, will turn 111 years old later this month. Read more about Mrs. Galvani and see how the City of Framingham honored her on December 4th. [ess_grid alias="gina-galvani"]
Dr. Nicole Spartano awarded Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant
Congratulations to FHS investigator Nicole Spartano, PhD (right) for her recent Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant (AARG) award for “Physical Inactivity, Epigenetic Aging, and Preclinical Dementia”. Dr. Spartano plans to study the role of physical activity in healthy brain aging by exploring the biological basis for early brain aging in Framingham... More
FHS Authors Win 2018 American Heart Association Award
The manuscript abstract titled “Lifetime History of Smoking, Cessation and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Prospective Results From the Framingham Heart Study” won the Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award. This award recognizes the authors with the highest ranked abstract from the Unites States at the American Heart Association Scientific... More
FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY: Pioneering work led to common advice for health living
“It’s very important that every individual in the United States knows the signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease so they can get prompt, immediate care.” - Dr. Emelia Benjamin. For the past 30 years, Benjamin has conducted research at the Framingham Heart Study. In this article she highlights three forms... More
2018 Scholarship Winners Announced
Friends of the FHS awarded the FHS Dawber Scholarship to two high school seniors planning to attend college. All children, stepchildren, and grandchildren of FHS participants were welcomed to apply for the scholarships. Applicants wrote essays focused on “How has the Framingham Heart Study research scope expanded over its 70 years?” to... More
FHS Poster Contest for Framingham Middle School Students
The Framingham Heart Study started the celebration of its 70th year with a poster contest for middle school students in Framingham. The theme of this contest was "What Does a Healthy Lifestyle Mean to You?" Prizes were awarded to the first and second place winners at each of the four middle... More