Two New ARCs Established to Promote Team Science
The new ARCs include Tobacco Regulatory Science and Connecting Tissues and Investigators.
Category: Research
Flavored Electronic Cigarettes Linked to Possible Cardiovascular Disease
Numerous studies have been done on the risks of e-cigarettes to lungs, but the risk to blood vessels and how flavorings can affect the body are largely unknown.
Emelia Benjamin to Lead New AHA-funded Center on AFib
This is part of a $28 million grant to six institutions in the AHA research network and is the first grant of this type for BU.
Possible Marker Found to Predict Long-term Learning
Researchers believe their breakthrough may lead to different educational techniques to improve long-lasting learning in the classroom.
BU Alzheimer Investigator Recognized at at Fenway Park
Weiming Xia, PhD, was one of the researchers supported by the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund invited onto the field before the Red Sox vs. Tigers game on June 4.
BU and Johnson & Johnson Innovation Team Up to Fight Lung Cancer
New Medical Campus center lead by Avrum Spira, MD, MSc, hopes to speed development of interventions and cures.
HIV Researchers Awarded $9.1 million NIH Grant
The investigators will collaborate with Brown University and Lifespan health system in Rhode Island to fund new and continuing initiatives at the Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR).
Researchers Create New Tool to Better Evaluate Implementation of Science Research Proposals
The new approach aims to improve identification of high-quality proposed research that advances improvements in health care delivery and patient outcomes.
BU Experts on New Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo
BU Today spoke with two BU Ebola experts about the unfolding situation in the DRC.
Researchers Discover that Cells Contain Mitochondria Specialized to Build Fats
This new function may lead to new treatments for metabolic diseases.