‘ We ’ re All Scared ’ : COVID Pandemic Changing How Movie Theater Industry Operates
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - December 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Business Closures Covid-19 Boston, MA Entertainment Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Capitol Theatre Coronavirus Louisa Moller Movie Theaters Somerville Theatre Source Type: news
Vaping raises lung disease risks by more than 40%, study finds
A new study from Boston University is among the first to show that vaping alone could raise risks for respiratory problems, which are starting to strike young vapers who are reaching middle age. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researchers determine how the SARS-CoV-2 virus hijacks and rapidly causes damage to human lung cells
(Boston University School of Medicine) In a multi-group collaborative involving the National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories (NEIDL), the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM), and the Center for Network Systems Biology (CNSB), scientists have reported the first map of the molecular responses of human lung cells to infection by SARS-CoV-2. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 2, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
With Few Options, Cape Cod Officials Worried Area Is A COVID ‘ Testing Desert ’
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Bill Shields Cape Cod News Coronavirus Coronavirus Testing Source Type: news
Brain waves guide us in spotlighting surprises
(Picower Institute at MIT) A new study by MIT and Boston University neuroscientists finds that the dynamic interplay of different brain wave frequencies, rather than dedicated circuitry, appears to govern the brain's knack for highlighting what's surprising and downplaying what's predictable. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
For people with diabetes, medicaid expansion helps, but can't do it all: BU study
(Boston University School of Medicine) Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act has insured millions of low-income people in the United States, improving outcomes for patients with many different diseases. But expansion alone has not been enough to improve outcomes for patients with diabetes, according to a new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
I-Team: Residents Of Wareham Neighborhood Living With Stench For 4 Years
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CBS Boston Tags: Boston News I-Team Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Cheryl Fiandaca Wareham News Source Type: news
BU rheumatologist receives Arthritis Foundation award
(Boston University School of Medicine) David T. Felson, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Boston University's Schools of Medicine and Public Health (BUSM, BUSPH), has been honored with the Lee C. Howley, Sr. Prize for Arthritis Science Service from the Arthritis Foundation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Three reasons why COVID-19 can cause silent hypoxia
(Boston University) To crack the mystery of what causes silent hypoxia, a condition when oxygen levels in the body are abnormally low, BU biomedical engineers used computer modeling to test out three different scenarios that help explain how and why the lungs stop providing oxygen to the bloodstream. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 19, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Hormonal Contraceptive Use May Delay Return of Fecundability
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18, 2020 -- Pregravid use of some hormonal contraceptives is associated with delays in return of fertility, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in The BMJ.
Jennifer J. Yland, from the Boston University School of Public... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 18, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Can memory manipulation help treat alcohol addiction?
(Boston University) BU researchers were able to artificially dampen fear responses in mice and mitigate addiction-related behaviors. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
2021 Beanpot Canceled Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
BOSTON (CBS) — COVID-19 has claimed another one of Boston’s annual traditions. There will be no Beanpot Tournament in 2021 due to the pandemic, the TD Garden announced on Monday.
The annual hockey tournament between Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern has decided local bragging rights since 1952. It’s held the first two Mondays of February, but the four schools will have to wait a year to play for all the beans.
Event update: The #Beanpot, TD Garden’s annual college hockey tournament, will not be played in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
We look forward to hosting the 69th...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CBS Boston Tags: Sports Syndicated Sports Uncategorized 2021 beanpot Coronavirus covid-19 NCAA Hockey Source Type: news
Peptide is a key mediator in the regulation of compulsive alcohol drinking
(Boston University School of Medicine) Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified that a peptide, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating mediator of compulsive consumption of alcohol. In addition, they have discovered that this protein acts in an area of the brain called the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis, or BNST, a region involved in fear, anxiety and stress responses, to exert these effects. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
More Evidence That Vaping Ups Lung Disease Risk
SATURDAY, Nov. 14, 2020 -- Vaping significantly increases the risk of lung disease, according to a new study that adds to growing evidence that e-cigarettes are dangerous.
Researchers from Boston University analyzed data gathered from more than... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 14, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Measuring the true cost of conservation
(Boston University) BU Professor created the first high-resolution map of land value in the United states. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
