Advisory Board members talk about the BWHS and you
In recognition of the 20 year anniversary of BWHS, hear BWHS Advisory Board Members Ellen Grant, Jaqueline McLeod, and C. Alicia Georges talk about how they became involved in the study, what your contributions have accomplished thus far, and the importance of the study in BWHS Past, Present and Future: Voices of the Advisory Board. […]
Welcoming New BWHS Advisory Board Members
Researchers Leslie Bernstein and Sue Hankinson join the BWHS Advisory Board. They attended the May 2016 BWHS Advisory Board meeting, where current research efforts and future directions for the BWHS were discussed. Our new board members join a vibrant and enthusiastic board, where their expertise will contribute to the guiding hand that the board provides.
Congratulations to BWHS Researcher Dr. Edward Ruiz-Narvaez
BWHS epidemiologist Edward Ruiz-Narvaez has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences of Costa Rica for his research into the genetic basis of cardiovascular disease. Read more at: http://www.bu.edu/…/ruiz-narvaez-elected-to-national-acade…/ Congratulations to Dr. Ruiz-Narvaez on this great honor!
BWHS on Facebook
The BWHS has joined Facebook! Follow our page to get study updates, hear about latest research, and learn about issues affecting your health. You do not need to be a Facebook member to view the page (Facebook will prompt you to register, but you can scroll through the page without registering).
Birthweight and Diabetes – BWHS on NYTimes.com
New York Times online highlights the research of BWHS epidemiologist Edward Ruiz-Narvaez, who looked at the link between low birth weight and development of Type 2 diabetes later in life.
Julie Palmer, Principal Investigator of BWHS, on women and medical research
Dr. Julie Palmer discusses the importance of research specific to women’s health and why women subjects are under-represented in much medical research in the Boston University publication BU Today article “Why Medical Research Often Ignores Women”.
BWHS looks at fast food and obesity
Recent BWHS research that found a link between fast food burgers and the risk of becoming obese. Read about the study on WBUR’s Common Health Blog (a Boston area NPR news station) and the Jersey Tribune, an online news source.
BWHS participant’s diary of her ordeal with breast cancer published in Essence Magazine
In the September 2013 issue of Essence Magazine, “Our Cancer, Our Lives” shares the heartfelt and thoughtful diary entries of BWHS participant Heather Wright and her husband Mark Wright, detailing her 2012 breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. (Excerpt here)
BWHS highlighted in Essence Magazine
If you read Essence, see page 143 of the May 2013 issue where the work of the BWHS is recognized.
Childhood trauma and fibroids
An article on thegrio.com features recent BWHS work looking at a possible link between a history of abuse in childhood and fibroids in adulthood.