(Boston) – A review article by BUSM researchers proposes a new epigenetic hypothesis linked to tumor production and novel ideas about what causes progenitor cells to develop into cancer cells. Published in the February 2013 issue of Epigenomics, the article provides examples of how epigenetic drug treatments could be beneficial in treating cancers while also […]
Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University’s School of Medicine (BUSM) and School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that in Russian HIV-infected risky drinkers, marijuana use is associated with other increased risky behaviors involving drug use and sex. These findings, published online in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, may aid clinicians […]
The Hiebert Lounge was awash in posters on Wednesday, Feb. 6, as the annual Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP) symposium was held to showcase student research. Students received awards for the best basic science, clinical science and medical education research posters. View the facebook album. The MSSRP offers first-year Boston University medical students scholarships […]
Richard D. Wainford, PhD, has been selected to receive the American Physiological Society (APS) Central Nervous System Section’s 2013 New Investigator Award. This award is given to an outstanding investigator in the early stages of his/her career who has made meritorious contributions to the field of the study represented by the Central Nervous System Section. […]
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) led by Carmela Abraham, PhD, professor of biochemistry, along with Cidi Chen, PhD, and other collaborators, report that the protein Klotho plays an important role in the health of myelin, the insulating material allowing for the rapid communication between nerve cells. These findings, which appear online in […]
A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that low-income and minority parents/guardians were receptive toward vaccinating boys against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). However, racial/ethnic differences emerged in attitudes regarding school-entry mandates. Although low-income and minority men have higher rates of oral HPV infection and are more likely to suffer from HPV-related […]
Pedram Salimpour, MD, MPH, has been named a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board (DAB) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). DAB members serve three-year-renewable terms actively participating in medical school strategic planning and external relations initiatives. DAB members are leaders in medicine, technology, business and other sectors of society. They share a passion […]
Students, faculty and staff on the BU Medical Campus are invited to a free film screening of the play MONSTER followed by a panel discussion on The Manufacture of Life: Medical Ethics and Human Experimentation. Based on the the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the screening and panel discussion will be held on Monday, Jan. […]
A new study from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that tissues derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in an experimental model were not rejected when transplanted back into genetically identical recipients. The study, published online in Cell Stem Cell, demonstrates the potential of utilizing iPS cells to develop cell types that could […]