Neuroscience
Older, fitter adults experience greater brain activity while learning
Older adults who experience good cardiac fitness may be also keeping their brains in good shape as well.
Jan 13, 2017
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Boston University Medical Center
HIV & AIDS
Cell-associated HIV mucosal transmission: The neglected pathway
Dr. Deborah Anderson from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and her colleagues are challenging dogma about the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Most research has focused on infection ...
Dec 18, 2014
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Health
Study identifies three state laws that 'substantially reduce' gun deaths
Gun-related deaths in the U.S. could be reduced by more than 80 percent if three laws implemented in some states were extended nationally, an analysis led by Boston University researchers shows. In a study published in The ...
Mar 10, 2016
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Neuroscience
Computerized rehab aids those suffering from brain injuries
For the first time, researchers have shown that computerized cognitive rehabilitation (a program to help brain-injured or otherwise cognitively impaired individuals to restore normal functioning) can improve attention and ...
Feb 10, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Toxic exposures caused illness in gulf war veterans, new report says
Twenty-five years after 700,000 U.S. troops fought and won the first Gulf War with remarkably low casualties, research "clearly and consistently" shows that exposure to pesticides and other toxins caused Gulf War Illness, ...
Jan 26, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers discover role of microglia during early progression of Alzheimer's disease
For the first time, researchers have determined how toxic tau fibrils spread by the help of brain immune cells called microglia during the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The discovery of this new pathway may lead ...
Oct 5, 2015
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Genetics
Researchers identify gene possibly linked with methamphetamine addiction
A new study sheds light on the significance of a potential genetic risk factor for drug addiction and possibly other neuropsychiatric disorders. Both genetic and environmental factors are known to influence susceptibility ...
Dec 10, 2015
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Health
No detectable association between frequency of marijuana use and health or healthcare utilization
(Boston)—Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found frequency of marijuana use was not significantly associated with health services utilization or health status. ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Neuroscience
New drug target identified for multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) led by Carmela Abraham, PhD, professor of biochemistry, along with Cidi Chen, PhD, and other collaborators, report that the protein Klotho plays an important role ...
Jan 30, 2013
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Diabetes
Key molecular players in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes identified
There is strong evidence that inflammation promotes obesity-associated type 2 diabetes and diabetes complications. However, clinical trials with anti-inflammatory drugs have only been modestly effective for treating Type ...
Nov 19, 2015
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