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Ikezu Honored by Alzhemier’s Association for “Most Impactful Study in the Last Two Years”

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The professor of pharmacology & experimental therapeutics and neurology recently received the Alzheimer’s Association’s Inge Grundke-Iqbal Award for Alzheimer’s Research.

Researchers Identify Protein Role in Pathway Required for Ebola Replication

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A newly identified requirement of a modified human protein in ebolavirus (EBOV) replication, may unlock the door for new approaches to treating Ebola.

Register for Aug. 3 CTSI Integrated Pilot Award Program Info Session

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Registration deadline Aug. 1. Learn more about the Program and the Fall 2016 RFA.

Bone Detective

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Understanding bone weathering may help determine time of death.

New Tool to Identify Persons with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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Michelle Long, MD, assistant professor of medicine, led the collaborative effort. Findings were published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Atrial Fibrillation Associated with Reduced Frontal Lobe Volume

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Corresponding author Rhoda Au, PhD, looked at relationship between AF and brain volume measured by MRI. The study was published in Heart Rhythm.

Preclinical Heart Failure Is More Common Than You Think

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Study by Assistant Professor of Medicine Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD, finds that nearly 60 percent of Framingham Heart Study participants have preclinical heart failure. This finding has serious implications on heart failure prevention efforts.

Targeted Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Emphysema

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Recent study supports the role of direct gene delivery to the lung as a promising therapy for emphysema and other inherited diseases according to Assistant Professor of Medicine Andrew Wilson, MD.

Study Shows Effectiveness of Brief, Simple Test to Screen for Cognitive Impairment in AD

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Test may assist in the early detection of cognitive impairment and guide referral for more comprehensive evaluation, according to corresponding author Robert Stern, PhD, Director of the Clinical Core of the BU ADC

Genetic Risk for Stroke

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Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor of neurology, is senior author on a study that found a new genetic risk factor for stroke.

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