PET study questions equity of NFL ’s concussion settlement
PET brain scans of former NFL players with dementia due to repetitive head impacts do not show typical signs of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published October 5 in Alzheimer's Research and Therapy.The study has implications in how former players with dementia are treated and potentially compensated in the NFL’s ongoing controversial “concussion settlement,” noted first authors Robert Stern, PhD, and doctoral student Diana Trujillo-Rodriguez, of Boston University, and colleagues.“This class action settlement provides substantially higher monetary compensation to former players with a diagnosis of [Alz...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 10, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news
Study: Black women at highest risk for suicide
A new study out of Boston University released on Wednesday identified that Black women aged 18 to 65 have the highest risk for suicide irrespective of their socioeconomic status. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Ibram X. Kendi Broke Boston University
The university totally committed itself to his ideology. It hasn’t backed off despite the scandal. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DEI initiatives have foundered over the past three years in America
L are admirable in any organisation; just don’t forget the deliverables. Ibram X. Kendi managed the first part in pledging to “solve seemingly intractable racial problems of our time” when Boston University ( ) hired him in 2020. The scholar-activist—who says that racial disparities result from…#xkendi #bostonuniversity #saidagrundy #bostonglobe #phillipecopeland #donaldtrumps #georgefloyds #heritagefoundation #joebidens #democrats (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New study finds blocking histones using antibodies alleviated lung fibrosis
Lung fibrosis is a debilitating disease affecting nearly 250,000 people in the U.S. alone with 50,000 new cases reported each year. There is currently no cure and limited available treatment options, underscoring the pressing need to better understand why people get this disease.
In a new study, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine researchers have identified that abnormal interactions between different cell types, particularly platelets and lung immune cells, promote lung fibrosis. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - September 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Study blames Trump for decline in immigrant well-child healthcare visits
Researchers at Boston University School of Public Health found that former President Donald Trump ' s 2016 election was associated with a 5% drop in well-child visits for children of immigrant mothers. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The G20 Finally Becomes Something to Talk About
About the authors: Manjari Chatterjee Miller is a senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, and associate professor of international relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University. Clare Harris is a research associate for India,…#pakistan #southasia #bostonuniversity #clareharris #leaderssummit #newdelhi #g20 #narendramodi #globalsouth #africanunion (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ibram X. Kendi ’s antiracism center at BU is laying off staff
The Scoop As many as 15 to 20 staff members are being laid off at the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, which is led by prominent activist and scholar Ibram X. Kendi, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person said the money that has been used to employ the…#scoop #bostonuniversity #xkendi #kendi #georgefloyd #minneapolis #bostonglobes #emancipator #americanuniversity #universityofflorida (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Even amateur athletes can develop CTE: Degenerative brain disease linked to head hits detected in youth, high school and college athletes
Researchers from Boston University found 63 out of 156 brains from athletes under 30 years old that were tested had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Of these, 45 were amateur athletes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antivaxx spreads to pet owners: HALF of dog owners now hesitant about vaccinating their dogs (including against rabies) and a third think it could give their pooches AUTISM
Boston University researchers found almost half felt shots for diseases like rabies should no longer be mandated. Nearly 40 percent raised concerns over autism. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wildfires Will Put $11 Billion Worth of U.S. Property At Risk Every Year By 2050
Photos of the ashen remains of homes, hotels, and historic sites, blackened and burned by the Maui wildfires, make clear the scale of loss from such a tragedy. So far experts have estimated $3.2 billion worth of property damage. And that’s not to forget the more than 110 people who died, and the many others who are now without a home. It’s a stark reminder of the cost climate change is already having.
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But unless swift action is taken to dramatically cut emissions and transition to clean energy, more homes across the U.S. may find themselves in the path of wildfir...
Source: TIME: Science - August 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Kyla Mandel Tags: Uncategorized climate change embargoed study healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Time to Ensure Equity in Global Research Vocabulary
Categorizing countries into “low- and middle-income countries” and “high income countries” is not appropriate for studying healthcare systems and population health. It is misleading to categorize countries for convenience of data analysis and interpretation. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS By Ifeanyi Nsofor and Sowmya R RaoABUJA, Aug 11 2023 (IPS) A recent publication in the journal PLOS Medicine reviewed the relationship between COVID-19 and mental health in eight low- and middle-income countries, collectively referred to as LMICs. As important as this publication is, we are appalled by the widespread use of the term ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ifeanyi Nsofor and Sowmya R Rao Tags: Education Global Headlines Health Inequality TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Occupational Therapy ’s Role in Promoting Safe Sexual Activity in Residents: An Interview
Sexual activity can be an integral part of people ’s lives, and this does not necessarily change when people enter a long-term care facility. Occupational therapists (OTs) have a critical role in the adaptation of sexual activity to meet the desires and safety needs of clients interested in sexual activity. In this interview, Benjamin Canter, BA, OT/s talks with Zoe Loitz, BA, OT/s, an occupational therapy doctoral candidate at Boston University, about sexual activity as an activity of daily living (ADL) and how occupational therapy can help meet resident’s needs in this area. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Zoe M. Loitz, Benjamin E. Canter Source Type: news
Farmers are being paid millions to trap carbon in their soils. Will it actually help the planet?
Lance Unger has been doing things a little differently lately on his farm near the Wabash River in southwestern Indiana. After last fall’s harvest, rather than leaving his fields fallow, he sowed some of them with cover crops of oats and sorghum that grew until the winter cold killed them off. And before planting corn and soybeans this spring, Unger drove a machine to shove aside yellowing stalks—last season’s “trash,” as he calls it—rather than tilling the soil and plowing the stalks under.
For these efforts, a Boston-based company called Indigo paid Unger $26,232 in late 2021 and an even larger chunk la...
Source: ScienceNOW - July 27, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Excessive Drinking Increased for Women in Their 30s
FRIDAY, June 23, 2023 -- Excessive drinking is increasing for U.S. middle-aged women, according to a study published online June 20 in Addiction.
Rachel Sayko Adams, from the Boston University School of Public Health, and colleagues assessed... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
