Atherothrombosis is the main underlying cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is poised to become the number one cause of death globally. The Center for Anti-Inflamatory Theraputics at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) are jointly holding a conference on 3Is (Infection, Immunity, […]
In a paper published in a special edition of the Journal of Public Health Dentistry released in June 2010, Professor and Chair of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Raul Garcia discussed enhancements needed for oral health care services in order to eliminate oral health disparities. The article is titled, “Envisioning Success: the Future […]
Over the past two years, BU researchers have linked head injuries in former athletes to depression and dementia, making headlines and leading to rule changes in the National Football League. Turns out that these problems may not be the only ones collision athletes like football players, boxers, and hockey players need to worry about. The […]
Investigators from the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have reported that African American women who use oral contraceptives have a greater likelihood of developing breast cancer than nonusers. The study results, recently published on-line in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, were based on data from the Black Women’s Health Study […]
In a Boston University/University of Helsinki collaboration, the oral enzyme salivary lysozyme (SLZ) was proven a stronger marker of metabolic syndrome in people with heart disease than C-reactive protein (CRP), which doctors currently look at before prescribing preventive heart disease drugs. Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for heart disease. “This indirectly suggests that improving […]
“Cultural traditions are hard to change. We have to work within existing community structures and bring recognition to communities about how child marriage compromises opportunities and health for women and their children.” So says Anita Raj, professor of community health sciences at Boston University School of Public Health, in an article in the August 4 […]
Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Associate Professor Dr. Alpdogan Kantarci traveled to Barcelona, Spain in mid-July to attend the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) General Session. At the meeting he co-chaired a session titled, “Biology of Tooth Movement,” and also gave an oral presentation titled, “Photobiomodulation-induced Orthodontic Tooth Movement.” The oral presentation was […]
People diagnosed with acute stress reaction are more likely to complete suicide than the general population, according to a new study led by researchers affiliated with the Boston University School of Public Health. “Clinicians and public health professionals should be aware of the importance of screening for suicidality among people immediately following a traumatic or […]
Ronald Killiany, PhD, the director of the Center for Biomedical Imaging (CBI) at Boston University Medical Campus has been appointed director of the Multimodal Whole Animal Imaging Core at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University (NEIDL). Killiany also serves as associate professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at Boston University […]
Research on the quality of US resident physician performance levels has often been limited by lack of a comparison group or strict focus on specific diseases and geographical areas. In order to gain insight on differences in quality of care provided by resident physicians and staff physicians, Boston Medical Center (BMC) researchers investigated performance of […]