MED Researcher Ann McKee Makes TIME’s 100 Most Influential People List
The list, now in its 15th year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals.
Category: In the Media
Medical Schools Need to Build on #MeToo Movement
In JAMA op-ed, BUSM Dean Karen Antman, MD, comments on national survey of med students
Team Science Critical to Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment of Diseases
The research infrastructure BUSM researchers have created that has resulted in numerous publications, new research grants and training opportunities.
Daily Consumption of Sodas, Fruit Juices and Artificially Sweetened Sodas Affect Brain
Data from the Framingham Heart Study shows brain aging and increased risk for stroke and dementia.
BUSM No. 30 in Latest U.S. News & World Report Annual Rankings
According to U.S. News & World Report, BUSM ranked 30th for best research medical school and 34th for best in primary care.
Researchers Engineer New Thyroid Cells
The findings are the first step to developing a similar protocol using human stem cells that will allow the modeling of thyroid disease to better understand its causes and the development of therapies.
Food Insecurity Threatens Developmental and Psychosocial Health of Children
In hopes to inspire greater awareness among healthcare providers, researchers studied the associations between food insecurity and adverse childhood developmental-behavioral outcomes in infants and toddlers, preschoolers, school age and adolescent children.
Physicians Should Consider Link between Sleep and Cognitive Impairment in Elderly
Sanford Auerbach, MD, stresses that it is now time for physicians to consider the association between these sleep conditions and cognitive impairment in the elderly.
Data Suggests Modest Physical Activity Linked to Improved Markers of Insulin Sensitivity, Inflammation
Data from the Framingham Heart Study suggests that insulin resistance may be modulated with modest levels of physical activity.
Study Finds that School Shootings Less Likely in States with Background Checks
Researchers from the Schools of Medicine and Public Health found that school shootings are less likely in U.S. states with mandatory background checks on gun and ammunition purchases.