Boston University News Releases
30th June, 2011
Researchers Find Herbal Medicine Treatment Reduces Inflammation in Allergen-Induced Asthma (Boston) - Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) using a traditional Korean medicine, SO-CHEONG-RYONG-TANG (SCRT) that has long been used for the treatment of allergic diseases in Asia, found that SCRT treatment alleviates asthma-like pulmonary inflammation via suppression...
Researchers Find Herbal Medicine Treatment Reduces Inflammation in Allergen-Induced Asthma (Boston) - Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) using a traditional Korean medicine, SO-CHEONG-RYONG-TANG (SCRT) that has long been used for the treatment of allergic diseases in Asia, found that SCRT treatment alleviates asthma-like pulmonary inflammation via suppression...
24th June, 2011
New Genetic Risk Factors of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus) Found in Study of African-American Women (Boston) - Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found four new genetic variants in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that confer a higher risk of systemic lupus erythemathosus (“lupus”) in African American women. The study, which currently appears on-line...
New Genetic Risk Factors of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus) Found in Study of African-American Women (Boston) - Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found four new genetic variants in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that confer a higher risk of systemic lupus erythemathosus (“lupus”) in African American women. The study, which currently appears on-line...
23rd June, 2011
BUSM Researcher to Receive American Diabetes Association's Highest Honor (Boston) - Barbara E. Corkey, PhD, Vice Chair of Research in the Evans Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, and director of the Obesity Research Center at Boston Medical Center, will receive the American Diabetes Association’s prestigious 2011 Banting Medal for Scientific...
BUSM Researcher to Receive American Diabetes Association's Highest Honor (Boston) - Barbara E. Corkey, PhD, Vice Chair of Research in the Evans Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, and director of the Obesity Research Center at Boston Medical Center, will receive the American Diabetes Association’s prestigious 2011 Banting Medal for Scientific...
21st June, 2011
Boston University Academy Educators Gear Up for Trip to NASA and Reduced Gravity Flight (Boston) – Next week a team of four Boston University Academy (BUA) educators will travel to NASA Johnson Space Center’s Ellington Field in Houston, TX where they will participate in the space agency’s Reduced Gravity Education Program (RGEFP). RGEFP is a program that gives undergraduate students...
Boston University Academy Educators Gear Up for Trip to NASA and Reduced Gravity Flight (Boston) – Next week a team of four Boston University Academy (BUA) educators will travel to NASA Johnson Space Center’s Ellington Field in Houston, TX where they will participate in the space agency’s Reduced Gravity Education Program (RGEFP). RGEFP is a program that gives undergraduate students...
20th June, 2011
Proteins used to map the aging process Loss of muscle mass is not only associated with disease, such as HIV and cancer, but also with the normal aging process. Anabolic steroids are sometimes used to reverse loss of lean muscle tissue but they can have unwanted side effects. New research, published in BioMed Central’s open access journal...
Proteins used to map the aging process Loss of muscle mass is not only associated with disease, such as HIV and cancer, but also with the normal aging process. Anabolic steroids are sometimes used to reverse loss of lean muscle tissue but they can have unwanted side effects. New research, published in BioMed Central’s open access journal...
20th June, 2011
Researchers Find CDT Biomarker Ineffective for Identifying Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adults with HIV Infection (Boston) – Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that among HIV-infected adults with alcohol problems, measuring their carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) biomarker was a poor and inaccurate method for detecting unhealthy drinking. These findings currently...
Researchers Find CDT Biomarker Ineffective for Identifying Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adults with HIV Infection (Boston) – Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that among HIV-infected adults with alcohol problems, measuring their carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) biomarker was a poor and inaccurate method for detecting unhealthy drinking. These findings currently...
16th June, 2011
BUSM Professor Honored for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research (Boston) – Joanne Wilkinson, MD, MSc, associate director of Medical Student Education at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been selected as the first physician to receive the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’ (AAIDD) 2011 Early Career Award for her...
BUSM Professor Honored for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research (Boston) – Joanne Wilkinson, MD, MSc, associate director of Medical Student Education at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been selected as the first physician to receive the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’ (AAIDD) 2011 Early Career Award for her...
14th June, 2011
BUSM Study Finds Higher Adherence to DASH-Style Diet Reduces Excess Weight Gain in Adolescent Girls (Boston) - Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers found that girls who followed the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet pattern had a lower incidence of excess weight gain as measured by body mass index (BMI) over the 10-year period of their adolescence. These findings...
BUSM Study Finds Higher Adherence to DASH-Style Diet Reduces Excess Weight Gain in Adolescent Girls (Boston) - Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers found that girls who followed the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet pattern had a lower incidence of excess weight gain as measured by body mass index (BMI) over the 10-year period of their adolescence. These findings...
7th June, 2011
First of It's Kind Study Conducted at BUSM Finds Women as Resilient to Combat Stress as Men (Boston) - In what is believed to be the first published study on the topic, researchers affiliated with the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) believe female military service-members from Operation Enduring Freedom OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) may be as resilient to combat-related...
First of It's Kind Study Conducted at BUSM Finds Women as Resilient to Combat Stress as Men (Boston) - In what is believed to be the first published study on the topic, researchers affiliated with the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) believe female military service-members from Operation Enduring Freedom OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) may be as resilient to combat-related...
1st June, 2011
BU School of Medicine Names National Expert Deborah Frank, MD, to Inaugural Professorship in Child Health and Well Being (BOSTON) - Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announces the establishment of an endowed Professorship in Child Health and Well-Being in the department of Pediatrics. This anonymously donated endowment reinforces the importance of supporting clinical practice focusing on public policies...
BU School of Medicine Names National Expert Deborah Frank, MD, to Inaugural Professorship in Child Health and Well Being (BOSTON) - Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announces the establishment of an endowed Professorship in Child Health and Well-Being in the department of Pediatrics. This anonymously donated endowment reinforces the importance of supporting clinical practice focusing on public policies...