U.S. News & World Report ranked Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) 31st for best research medical school in the US. Up from its rank of 34th last year, BUSM tied Dartmouth and University of Alabama Medical School and ranks ahead of USC’s Keck School of Medicine, and Brown, Tufts and Georgetown medical schools. See […]
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that a health care provider’s attitude toward male human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination may influence the implementation of new guidelines. They believe targeted provider education on the benefits of HPV vaccination for male patients, specifically the association of HPV with certain cancers in men, may be […]
We all know why Americans are fat, right? We gobble chips and chug 16-ounce sodas and then park our butts in front of the TV. Seems pretty straightforward. But what if that’s not the whole story? Biochemist Barbara Corkey has an idea that turns this conventional wisdom on its head. What if, asks Corkey, obesity […]
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have for the first time identified a novel pathway that is necessary for infection to occur with the pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which is responsible for the second most common infectious disease worldwide, gonorrhea. The study, which was recently published online in the Journal of Bacteriology, may lead […]
Cognitive decline is a debilitating feature of most neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system, including Alzheimer’s disease. The causes leading to such impairment are only poorly understood and effective treatments are slow to emerge. However, a team of researchers including Dr. Ivana Delalle, associate professor in pathology and laboratory medicine and neurology along with […]
Men receiving testosterone supplementation who also received a drug (dutasteride) commonly used to treat an enlarged prostate gland and which blocks the conversion of testosterone to its potent metabolite DHT did not experience a significant difference in changes in certain outcomes such as muscle mass, muscle strength, or sexual function compared to men who did […]
A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the McKnight Brain Institute shows specific genetic traits may predispose people to executive dysfunction. The findings, which are published online in the journal Molecular Neurobiology, also suggest that genetic mapping may help identify problems in demonstrating executive function skills and could serve […]
A new study conducted by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers shows that a majority of medical students in Yemen believe that chewing the plant khat is harmful to one’s health but they would not advise their patients to quit. The study, which is published online in the journal Substance Abuse, was done by […]
BUSM’s Karsten Lunze, MD, MPH, a fellow in the Preventive Medicine Residency program, is the 2012 winner of the American College of Preventive Medicine’s (ACPM) Don Gemson Resident Award. Dr. Lunze received the national award in recognition of outstanding achievement in community service, scholarship, research, teaching and leadership in the field of preventive medicine. Dr. […]
Many Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) military personnel return from deployment with blast-related mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (mTBI) and co-occuring Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Given the highly stressful context in which these injuries occur, psychiatric co-morbidities are common in this population. A team of researchers led by Yelena Bogdanova, PhD, assistant […]