Study by Assistant Professor of Medicine Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD, finds that nearly 60 percent of Framingham Heart Study participants have preclinical heart failure. This finding has serious implications on heart failure prevention efforts.
Recent study supports the role of direct gene delivery to the lung as a promising therapy for emphysema and other inherited diseases according to Assistant Professor of Medicine Andrew Wilson, MD.
Test may assist in the early detection of cognitive impairment and guide referral for more comprehensive evaluation, according to corresponding author Robert Stern, PhD, Director of the Clinical Core of the BU ADC
Associate Professors of Pediatrics Arvin Garg, MD, MPH, and Renée Boynton-Jarrett, MD, ScD, co-author an opinion piece on the potential harms of screening for social determinants of health, and propose five key principles that practitioners can use to maximize the benefit and minimize the unintended consequences of such screening.
Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor of neurology, is senior author on a study that found a new genetic risk factor for stroke.
Students, faculty, staff are invited to listen to the blues, 5-7 p.m., refreshments provided.
Professor of Medicine and Assistant Provost for Faculty Development Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FAHA received the Gold Heart Award in recognition of continued, distinguished service.
Bulat Idrisov, MD, MSc, and Karsten Lunze, MD, MPH, DrPH, department of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with colleagues, assessed global data and found that countries often lack the capacity to treat substance use disorders.
Biomedical Engineering and the CTSI have established a new collaborative program to accelerate the commercialization of clinician-inspired medical device innovations.
Barbara Nikolajczyk, PhD, associate professor of microbiology received a five year, $2.95 M grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.