Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Yale University School of Medicine and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, have discovered that variants in the α-endomannosidase (MANEA) gene are associated with cocaine addiction and cocaine-induced paranoia in European American and African American populations. These findings appear in the March issue of the […]
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) are strongly encouraging prenatal vitamin manufacturers to use only potassium iodide and not other sources of iodine in their products. According to the researchers, potassium iodide is the best way to ensure that prenatal vitamins given to expectant mothers receive 150µg of supplemental daily iodine as recommended […]
Focus on medical school curriculum development in Armenia Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has received an initial grant of $260,000 from the Lincy Foundation to support a curriculum development project at the Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) in Armenia. The project will develop a framework to make medical education in Armenia comparable to that […]
People who have parents diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia perform less well on formal memory testing when compared to people of the same age whose parents never developed Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. This is true even in middle-aged persons who do not have a diagnosis of clinical stroke or dementia, according to a Boston University […]
Linda Hyman, PhD, has been appointed associate provost for the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences for Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). In her role as associate provost, she will be a member of the senior leadership teams of the School of Medicine and the Medical Campus. Hyman will oversee curricula and execution of all […]
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Brandeis University have completed a qualitative study on the cultural environment in medical schools and how this may affect medical faculty vitality, professionalism and general productivity ultimately influencing the delivery of health care. This study appeared in the January issue of Academic Medicine. As we interviewed […]
One out of every 150 children born in the United States has autism or a closely related disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The cause is mysterious, and the only way to diagnose the condition is by observing the behavioral symptoms, such as trouble with language, lack of eye contact, or […]
BU docs discover damage at pro and high school levels BU neurologists have discovered two new cases of degenerative brain disease among former football players, one of whom, a high school athlete who had suffered multiple concussions, was only 18 years old. “To me, this was earth-shattering,” says Robert Cantu, an associate professor of neurology […]
A researcher from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has determined that a 9-month old infant who was admitted to a local Boston hospital with seizures and a bulging soft spot was actually suffering from rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency. This case study describing the findings appeared in the January 22nd issue of the […]
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that pregnant women who are vitamin D deficient are also at an increased risk for delivering a baby by caesarean section as compared to pregnant women who are not vitamin D deficient. These findings currently appear on-line in the December issue […]