BUSM Chair of Psychiatry Honored by Massachusetts Association of Mental Health
Domenic Ciraulo, MD, chief and chair of psychiatry at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been selected as one of the co-recipients of the inaugural Drew-Foley award by the Massachusetts Association of Mental Health (MAMH). The award was presented at the centennial anniversary of the MAMH Friend and Leader/Spirit... More
BUSM GIM Researcher Receives Early Career Investigator Award
BUSM Research Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of General Internal Medicine Karsten Lunze, MD, received an Early Career Investigator Award from National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in April. NIDA Director Nora D. Volkow, MD, presented the award in Taiwan at the “2013 International Conference on Global Health: Prevention and Treatment of... More
BUSM Study Shows Positive Impact of Mind-Body Course on Well-Being of Medical Students
A Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study shows a mind-body class elective for medical students helps increase their self-compassion and ability to manage thoughts and tasks more effectively. The study, published in Medical Education Online, also discusses how this innovative course may help medical students better manage stress and feel more empowered to use... More
Virtual Patient Advocate Delivers Preconception Care to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes
Results of a pilot study suggest that a virtual patient advocate (VPA) could help influence positive changes and help women have healthier pregnancies. Developed at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Northeastern University, “Gabby” (pictured below) is an innovative tool developed to deliver preconception care (PCC) to African-American women through... More
BUSM Study Reveals Novel Mechanism by Which UVA Contributes to Photoaging of Skin
A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provides new evidence that longwave ultraviolet light (UVA) induces a protein that could result in premature skin aging. The findings demonstrate that aspects of photoaging, the process of skin aging by chronic exposure to ultraviolet radiation, could be linked to genetic factors that... More
BUSM Chapter Wins AMA Service Grant
Boston University medical students were recently awarded a Section Involvement Grant (SIG) from the American Medical Association (AMA) in support of “Miles for Healthier Lifestyles 2013,” which will take place on Saturday, April 27. The $250 award is designed to put AMA policies into action by providing students with an opportunity to get more involved in... More
Advocating for Women Scientists: BUSM Dean Wins 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award
Karen Antman, provost of the Medical Campus and dean of the School of Medicine, has won the 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Research. The award, which was given by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, recognizes scientific and medical leaders who have made... More
Gay Parents As Good As Straight Ones; MED prof’s finding comes as Supreme Court weighs same-sex marriage
When the Supreme Court took up the issue of gay marriage last month, Justice Antonin Scalia claimed that experts debate whether same-sex parents are bad for children . “There’s considerable disagreement among sociologists as to what the consequences are of raising a child in a…single-sex family, whether that is harmful to the child or not,” Scalia... More
BUSM Researchers Identify Novel Approach to Study COPD and Treatment Efficacy
BUSM researchers have pinpointed a genetic signature for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from airway cells harvested utilizing a minimally invasive procedure. The findings provide a novel way to study COPD and could lead to new treatments and ways to monitor patient's response to those treatments. The study is published online in the American Journal... More
Utilizing MRI to Measure Blood Flow Over Atherosclerotic Plaques May Aid in Detection of Dangerous Plaques
(Boston) – Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques could help identify plaques at risk for thrombosis. The findings, which appear in the March issue of Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, offer a non-invasive application in the diagnosis and treatment of... More
