The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recently renewed the contract for the iconic Framingham Heart Study (FHS), the source of many of the landmark discoveries on heart disease and stroke that led to lifestyle changes and medications that extended our lifespan. The six-year contract covers operation and research adding to the study’s 77 […]
Wendy Kuohung, MD, associate professor of obstetrics & gynecology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has been awarded a two-year, Discovery Research Grant from March of Dimes. The $200,000 award will fund her research “APOL1 variant-overexpressing cell lines in compound screening for preeclampsia drug discovery.” Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy complication characterized […]
Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic disease of unknown etiology with a clinical presentation ranging from asymptomatic disease to organ failure. While some patients with sarcoidosis have spontaneous disease remission, others may require treatment for symptom management, organ involvement, and/or risk reduction of disease progression. Data on sarcoidosis treatment in the U.S. is limited and inconsistent, with […]
18 of 19 NHL Players Had CTE, but zero of 6 who played fewer than 6 years.
Boston-based research team will focus on understanding how dysfunctional lung epithelial cells initiate and perpetuate pulmonary fibrosis.