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 Heart Study participants. This study […]
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 Sessions 2018. Congratulations to the […]
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 of prevention: secondary, primary and […]
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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 commemorate the 70th […]
Metrowest Daily News reflects 70 years of FHS
Follow along as the Metrowest Daily News reflects 70 years of FHS and its groundbreaking discoveries in five parts. PART 1 – Framingham Heart Study: 70 years of groundbreaking discoveries and counting PART 2 – Framingham Heart Study: A ‘typical American town’ is chosen PART 3 – INTERACTIVE: By the numbers a comparison of Framingham’s population […]
NHLBI Marks Year 70 of Iconic Framingham Heart Study
Some 50 years ago, NIH researchers introduced two words into the American lexicon that flipped the public’s thinking about heart disease on its head—”risk factors.” read more