Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter recently awarded Jenny Lorenzo DMD ‘13 and Fransheska Ovalles DMD ‘13 certificates in recognition of their attendance at the ADA 2011 Student Ambassador Program held October 2011 in Las Vegas. Assistant Dean of Students Dr. Joseph Calabrese was also in attendance and congratulated the duo on a job well done. This […]
The Faculty Staff Assistance Office (FSAO) is now open on the Boston University Medical Campus. FSAO provides University employees with free and confidential counseling and referrals for personal or work-related issues. Bonnie Jean Teitleman directs the office and Karen Brouhard, a FSAO counselor with clinical interests that include interpersonal violence and autism spectrum disorders, works […]
The incidence of type 2 diabetes and hypertension increases with cumulative levels of exposure to nitrogen oxides, according to a new study led by researchers from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University. The study, which appears online in the journal Circulation, was led by Patricia Coogan, D.Sc., associate professor of epidemiology at the […]
A team of scientists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a novel compound that inhibits viruses from replicating. The findings, which are published online in the Journal of Virology, could lead to the development of highly targeted compounds to block the replication of poxviruses, such as the emerging infectious disease Monkeypox. The […]
The first-ever published whole-genome sequences of not just one, but two supercentenarians, aged more than 114 years, reveal that both unusual and common genetic phenomena contribute to the genetic background of extreme human longevity. Data from the study — led by researchers from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine and Boston Medical […]
Patricia F. Coogan, ScD, an associate professor of epidemiology at Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC), recently was awarded funding for two grants from the National Institutes of Health. The first is a five-year grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences that will study air pollution and risk of incident hypertension and diabetes […]
Shivali Gohel DMD ‘12 presented her Grand Rounds case titled, “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth,” on Dec. 14, to a packed auditorium of students, faculty and staff. The presentation focused on a 24 year-old female patient that she treated during her externship at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care from July […]
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified for the first time the A2b adenosine receptor (A2bAR) as a possible new therapeutic target against atherosclerosis resulting from a diet high in fat and cholesterol. The findings, which appear on-line in Circulation, may have significant public health implications. Adenosine is a metabolite produced naturally […]
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC), in collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health, have found numerous prescription and over-the-counter drugs and supplements use certain chemicals called phthalates as inactive ingredients in their products. The findings appear on-line in Environmental Health Perspective. Phthalates such as dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diethyl phthalate (DEP) are […]
On behalf of the Asian Dental Student Organization (ADSO), three DMD students, Tam Nguyen DMD ‘13, Andrew Pham DMD ‘15, and Jason Pan DMD ‘14, helped celebrate Thanksgiving with youth members of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC).The event, held prior to Thanksgiving Day on November 22, attracted about 35 youth members between the ages of 11 and 17, and ten other volunteers.