Does Carrying Extra Weight Offer Better Survival Following a Stroke?
A new study finds a protective effect of obesity after a stroke.
BUSM Receives Grant to Create Software Prototype for Sharing Medical Data
The secure data sharing platform will allow for analysis of information between the U.S. and India.
Enroll in the Health Sciences Education Program
The Health Sciences Education Program prepares accomplished medical and health sciences professionals to advance educational practices in their respective fields.
Study Finds Popular Prostate Drug Has Serious Side Effects
The commonly prescribed drug Avodart may put men at an increased risk for diabetes, elevated cholesterol levels and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Orly Leiva Selected to Minority Medical Student Award Program
The program encourages underrepresented minority medical students to pursue careers in hematology by supporting them as they implement their own hematology-related research project in the lab of a research mentor.
BUSM to Improve Refugee Health with Macy Grant
The three-year, $392,000 grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation will help train future physicians to better serve refugee and immigrant populations.
Hemant Roy Named Franz J. Ingelfinger, MD, Professor in Gastroenterology
Hemant Roy, MD, will be installed as the first Franz J. Inglefinger, MD, Professor in Gastroenterology at a 3 p.m. ceremony on Thursday, July 20, in the Wilkins Board Room.
Study Provides Further Support for Genetic Factors Underlying Addictions
Impairment of a particular gene increases susceptibility to opioid addiction liability and vulnerability to binge eating.
Student Wins Prestigious Grant from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
The award will provide Emily Oot with valuable training in MRI analyses and in the epidemiology of adolescent alcohol use disorders.
Researchers Identify Potential Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease
New circulating compounds associated with the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease have been identified.