An international team of researchers from the Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health and other institutions has uncovered 13 genetic loci, linked to immune function and DNA repair, that are factors in the age of onset of menopause. Menopause — the cessation of reproductive function of the ovaries — is a major hormonal […]
Researchers Drs. Jean Bosco Tagne and Maria Ramirez along with collaborators from the Pulmonary Center, BU’s CTSI and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/MIT, provide novel insights into biological processes regulated by the transcription factor Nkx2-1 in different cell contexts, in early and late development, and in cancer. These findings recently appeared in PLoS ONE. […]
Although most faculty, staff and students were enjoying the intercession break, work continued on the student residence. Notable progress in major systems includes completed connections to Boston Water and Sewer and National Grid (natural gas). Plumbing, electrical, cable television and security systems have been roughed-in throughout the building. HVAC (heating ventilation air conditioning) is also […]
A review article by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) debunks the widely-believed concept that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the result of excess salt causing an increased blood volume, exerting extra pressure on the arteries. Published online in the Journal of Hypertension, the study demonstrates that excess salt stimulates the sympathetic […]
Jeffrey H. Samet, MD, MA, MPH, a professor of medicine and community health sciences at BUSM and BUSPH, has been installed as the president of the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) and The ABAM Foundation. Samet will serve in this volunteer position for two years. In this role he will lead ABAM in the […]
The Faculty Staff Assistance Office (FSAO) is now open on the Boston University Medical Campus. FSAO provides University employees with free and confidential counseling and referrals for personal or work-related issues. Bonnie Jean Teitleman directs the office and Karen Brouhard, a FSAO counselor with clinical interests that include interpersonal violence and autism spectrum disorders, works […]
In the United States, the cost paid for statins (drugs to lower cholesterol) in people under the age of 65 who have private insurance is approximately 400 percent higher than comparable costs paid by the government in the United Kingdom (U.K.). These findings, from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance […]
A team of scientists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a novel compound that inhibits viruses from replicating. The findings, which are published online in the Journal of Virology, could lead to the development of highly targeted compounds to block the replication of poxviruses, such as the emerging infectious disease Monkeypox. The […]
The inclement weather of winter will be upon us soon and construction on the student residence is keeping pace by meeting major milestones. By Dec. 24 all window installation in the residential portion of the building will be completed. Temporary electrical power will be initiated by Dec. 30 allowing general building services such as heat […]
Douglas Hughes, MD, has been named the new associate dean of academic affairs. Hughes replaces Sharon M. Levine, MD, who has stepped down due to her expanded national leadership roles in academic medicine and geriatrics as well as the continued pursuit for national dissemination of the Chief Resident Immersion Training Program in Geriatrics, which she […]