Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have uncovered important clues about a biochemical pathway in the brain that may one day expand treatment options for schizophrenia. The study, published online in the journal Molecular Pharmacology, was led by faculty within the department of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics at BUSM. Patients with schizophrenia suffer […]
Not much slows down Deborah Vaughan. The longtime BU School of Medicine (BUSM) professor of anatomy andneurobiology joyfullyputs in 12-to-14-hourdays teaching and advising current students as well as interviewing and selecting students for admission to the School. She also designed and maintained her department’s website for five years before a professional web editor took it […]
David J. Salant, MD, professor of medicine, pathology and laboratory medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and chief of the section of nephrology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) has been named the recipient of the 2013 Jean Hamburger Award from the International Society of Nephrology (ISN). The award was presented at the World […]
Finding could reduce need for blood donations, speed up research on therapies to treat diseases A study led by Boston University School of Medicine has identified a novel approach to create an unlimited number of human red blood cells and platelets in vitro. In collaboration with Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Boston […]
Doctors urged to use “privilege and power” in best possible way A doctor’s relationship with a patient is the basis of all healing, physician Jessie Gaeta reminded a sea of newly minted doctors at the School of Medicine Convocation, held at Agganis Arena Saturday morning. Currently medical director of the Boston Health Care for […]
The BU School of Medicine held commencement ceremonies last week for the class of 2013. Take a peek at the Facebook albums! On Friday, May 17, in Metcalf Hall the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences awarded 53 students Master of Science degrees in biomedical forensic sciences, forensic anthropology, genetic counseling, and health care emergency management. […]
A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that low-income and minority parents may be more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), while white, middle-class parents are more likely to defer the vaccination. The findings appear online in the May issue of the Journal of Health Care for the […]
Her teaching formula: technology + professionalism = great doctors Most people return from summer vacation sporting a tan and with memories of relaxation. Deborah Vaughan came back from hers last year with hundreds of exam questions on computer software for School of Medicine students. As passionate about work as about downtime, Vaughan (GRS’72) pioneered computer-based […]
Join Gary H. Gibbons, MD, the newly named director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during his inaugural visit to the BU Medical Campus. Dr. Gibbons will be speaking on “Setting a New Agenda for the NHLBI: Imagining Our Future” on Tuesday, May 14, 1-2 […]
Researchers at the Bedford VA and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that substance abusers who take warfarin had more bleeding events than non-abusers. Additionally, they found that commonly obtained blood lab values might predict which patients with alcohol abuse are at a greater risk for bleeds. These findings were recently reported in […]