Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) are strongly encouraging prenatal vitamin manufacturers to use only potassium iodide and not other sources of iodine in their products. According to the researchers, potassium iodide is the best way to ensure that prenatal vitamins given to expectant mothers receive 150µg of supplemental daily iodine as recommended […]
Focus on medical school curriculum development in Armenia Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has received an initial grant of $260,000 from the Lincy Foundation to support a curriculum development project at the Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) in Armenia. The project will develop a framework to make medical education in Armenia comparable to that […]
People who have parents diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia perform less well on formal memory testing when compared to people of the same age whose parents never developed Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. This is true even in middle-aged persons who do not have a diagnosis of clinical stroke or dementia, according to a Boston University […]
Linda Hyman, PhD, has been appointed associate provost for the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences for Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). In her role as associate provost, she will be a member of the senior leadership teams of the School of Medicine and the Medical Campus. Hyman will oversee curricula and execution of all […]
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Brandeis University have completed a qualitative study on the cultural environment in medical schools and how this may affect medical faculty vitality, professionalism and general productivity ultimately influencing the delivery of health care. This study appeared in the January issue of Academic Medicine. As we interviewed […]
BU docs discover damage at pro and high school levels BU neurologists have discovered two new cases of degenerative brain disease among former football players, one of whom, a high school athlete who had suffered multiple concussions, was only 18 years old. “To me, this was earth-shattering,” says Robert Cantu, an associate professor of neurology […]
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that exposure to pseudoephedrine, a decongestant found in many cough-and-cold and allergy medications, has been common among U.S. children, especially those under the age of two years who are at the highest risk for toxicity and for whom safe dosing recommendations are lacking. These findings appear […]
Stephen P. Christiansen, MD, has been named as the new Chief and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, effective March 2, 2009. Dr. Christiansen is currently a Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis and serves as Director of the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service there. Prior to […]
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is one of seven centers to receive a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use cutting edge genomic technologies to better understand lung disease. The $2.9 million awarded to BUSM will fund a study to probe the causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a […]
Boston University Medical Campus’s Office of Research Administration (ORA) and Boston Medical Center’s Grant Administration Office are offering two workshops to the research community on Thursday, December 18. Both workshops will be led by Robert Porter, Ph.D. “Writing Successful Grants” and “Finding Funding”. Please register by December 4, e-mail Ellen Jamieson (ellen.jamieson@bmc.org) for additional information. […]