A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Published in Acta Neuropathologica, this research provides novel evidence that cumulative repetitive head impacts are driving the specific […]
Nearly 2 million Americans currently reside in jails or prisons, and another 4 million are involved in the criminal legal system under forms of community supervision such as parole and probation. There is a link between incarceration and chronic health issues; and the population involved in the U.S. justice system faces significant chronic health conditions, […]
Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic disease of unknown etiology with a clinical presentation ranging from asymptomatic disease to organ failure. While some patients with sarcoidosis have spontaneous disease remission, others may require treatment for symptom management, organ involvement, and/or risk reduction of disease progression. Data on sarcoidosis treatment in the U.S. is limited and inconsistent, with […]
Second-year student Aryan Wadhwa (second from left) and first-year student Giulio Cataldo (middle) lead cooking class for medical students For the first half of his life, Aryan Wadhwa lived in Toronto, Canada. Then, his family moved to Austin, Texas, which bills itself as the live music capital of the world and touts its barbecue and […]
The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast injuries in both civilian and military settings. Blast injuries are a complex form of trauma, resulting from the explosive release of energy. The severity and types of injury depend on the proximity to the blast, blast pressure and the presence […]
In the U.S., atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart, affects up to one in three people in their lifetime. Significant complications associated with this condition include ischemic stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease, dementia and mortality. In a new review article […]
Hui Feng, MD, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology, physiology & biophysics and medicine, has received an RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The five-year, $3.1M award will support the project, “Mechanisms of Immunosuppression in MYCN-driven Neuroblastoma.” Feng will team with Derin Keskin, PhD, from the Dana-Farber […]
The Faculty Affairs Office is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences & Education and Grant Strategist Elaine Lee, PhD, has been named Distinguished Faculty of the Month for January. Elaine joined the BU community in February 2017. Her nominators say, “She is always willing to step in whenever possible to enhance the […]
The Dean’s Office is pleased to announce that Diana Lehman has been named Distinguished Staff of the Month for January. The administrator for the Office of Human Research Affairs (OHRA), Diana joined BU in May 1972. She is responsible for compliance with BU policies, including personnel, procurement and budget policies. She manages the maintenance of […]
The award funds high-risk, high-reward pilot projects from the brightest junior faculty in the Boston area.