Heart Failure, Stroke Greater Among Occupants in Motor Vehicle Accidents
The findings are important because of an increasingly large aging population that drives and is at risk of motor vehicle crashes.
Category: Research
Framingham Heart Study Inspires Researchers to Hit the Road
The new $21.4 million RURAL study will examine rural, southern US communities to find out why people there have more disease, shorter lives.
Protein that Promotes Advancement of Prostate Cancer Identified
Blocking a specific protein may be a promising strategy to prevent the spread of castration-resistant prostate cancer.
People with Benign Skin Condition Willing to Trade Time, Money to Cure Disorder
New study highlights the substantial effect that condition has on quality of life.
Researchers Discover a New Beneficial Function of an Ancient Protein
SAA plays several previously unknown roles in lipid transport necessary in cleaning up cell debris from the sites of injury.
Long-term Decline in Stroke Greater in Older Adults
Findings demonstrate how continued preventive efforts need to be made to reduce the occurrence of stroke among middle-aged adults
Weight Loss Medicines Underutilized by Veterans
Clinician or patient barriers beyond insurance may drive underuse of these medications for Veterans and the general population. These findings appear online in the journal Obesity.
Gender Impacts Brain Activity in Alcoholics
This study identified how the abnormalities associated with alcoholism in brain regions differed for men and women, and could lead to gender-specific treatment.
BU Receives Massachusetts Life Sciences Capital Grant
Funding will develop new brain imaging techniques to better understand neurodegenerative diseases.
Natasha Hochberg Awarded 2019 Global Programs/BU Foundation-India Seed Fund
Her work aims to scale nutritional interventions to address tuberculosis in India.