Selected News
Blood Cell Genes May Signal Heart Disease
U.S. News & World Report Dr. Ramachandran S. Vasan, a professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine This article also appeared in Women’s Health, Forbes.com, Health Scout, Med Broadcast, Health Day, Health Central, Personal MD, MSN Health, A Healthy Me, Daily Advance.com.
Woods Hole cell biologist wins Nobel Prize
Click here for full story. Boston Globe Osamu Shimomura is emeritus professor at Boston University Medical School. This article also appeared in Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, BU Today, The Daily Free Press, Sydney Morning Herald, Boston Herald and New York Times.
Peace of mind: former 49ers, Cal Bear being proactive with concussion research
Click here for full story. Mercury News Boston University’s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy mentioned This article also appeared in The Marin Independent Journal.
Yearbook Layout Design Ideas: How About Exploding Sperm
Click here for full story. Associated Content Deborah Anderson, OB/GYN
1 Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel chemistry prize
Click here for full story. Boston Globe Osamu Shimomura of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole and Boston University School of Medicine This article also appeared in the Boston Herald.
Most Unusual Research: the Ig Nobel Prize Winners
Click here for full story. Women’s Health Magazine Deborah J. Anderson, the obstetrics and gynecology professor at Boston University’s School of Medicine This article also appeared in the Post Chronicle.
Biolab panel will hold hearing at night
Click here for full story. Boston Globe biolab mentioned
Doctors shouldn’t help make executions easier, ethicists say
Click here for full story. Boston Globe George J. Annas, SPH
Researchers discover genes linked to increased gout risk
Click here for full story. News Medical Net Caroline S. Fox, Framingham Heart Study mentioned This article also appeared in the Boston Globe
Research about plant viruses could lead to new ways to improve crop yields
Click here for full story. Fresh Plaza Esther Bullitt from Boston University School of Medicine