Michelle Long, MD, MSc, Receives Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award
Dr. Long will use the $495,000 award to further her research on hepatic fibrosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).
Category: Research
Tarik Haydar, PhD, Receives NIH Grant to Study Down Syndrome
This is a two-year, $453,750 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
How Does CTE Impact Women?
Former soccer stars join the first all-female CTE study at BU.
Researchers Determine Bacteria Structure Responsible for Traveler’s Diarrhea
This discovery may aid in advancement of treatments.
Protein Offers Protection Against Nerve Degeneration in ALS Model
Increasing Klotho levels would be a logical treatment for age-related neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases, according to corresponding author Carmela Abraham, PhD.
Big Data, Big Impact
Learn about BU projects that use big data to tackle medical problems by utilizing the multidisciplinary expertise of the University—matching public health experts with computer science people, or electrical engineers with medical doctors.
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.
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.