Nasal Swab Shows Promise in Confirming Lung Cancers
Monday, February 27, 2017 Written by: Randy Dotinga | Source: HealthDay News Lung cancer remains by far the leading cancer killer because it is so often caught too late. But researchers now say it may someday be possible to quickly confirm the disease after a CT scan, by using a simple nasal swab. The key is […]
Six Junior Faculty Receive Career Development Awards
Written by: Amy Laskowski | Source: Bostonia Jerry Chen received quite a present just three months after arriving at BU. Chen, a College of Arts & Sciences assistant professor of biology, is the winner of this year’s Stuart and Elizabeth Pratt Career Development Professorship, which highlights excellence within CAS. A neuroscientist who uses the sensory input from […]
New Proteins Discovered that Link Obesity-driven Diabetes to Cancer
March 23, 2016 | Source: BUSM For the first time, researchers have determined how bromodomain (BRD) proteins work in type 2 diabetes, which may lead to a better understanding of the link between adult-onset diabetes and certain cancers. The findings, which appear in PLoS ONE, show that reducing levels in pancreatic beta cells of individual […]