(Boston)—It turns out that your sex may determine how you are treated for circulatory problems in the legs that cause muscle pain during walking or exercise. This condition, intermittent claudication (IC), is one of the more common conditions evaluated by vascular surgeons for both non-operative and operative treatment. While a patient’s sex has been shown […]
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Deadlines approaching soon! Submit your application today to improve health outcomes for women and girls! The HHS Office on Women’s Health is currently accepting applications for several notice of funding announcements (NOFOs) and a challenge competition to address disparities in the areas of maternal health, substance use disorder (SUD), violence against women, eating disorders, and endocrine-disrupting […]
May lead to new treatment option for melanoma (Boston)—Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer due to its ability to grow quickly and spread to any organ. While melanoma accounts for about one percent of all skin cancers, it causes the majority of skin cancer-related deaths, most commonly in people under the age […]
Medications should be coupled with physical therapy, exercise programs and treatment of the underlying degenerative disease process and medical illness (Boston)—Spine-related pain is increasingly common in older adults. While medications play an important role in pain management, their use has limitations in geriatric patients due to reduced liver and kidney function, comorbid medical problems and […]
Findings may help explain why Alzheimer’s is more prevalent in women than men (Boston)—Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million individuals in the U.S. Scientists have discovered some genetic variants that increase the risk for developing Alzheimer’s; the most well-known of these […]
The Cognition & Decision Lab at Boston University is recruiting participants age 18–65 for a behavioral study to understand the psychological mechanisms that help people make decisions. Participants will be asked to make choices using a computerized program and fill in questionaries. Two 90-minute sessions, 2-4 weeks apart Participant compensation: $15 per hour […]
(Boston)—Lindsey Claus, a third-year medical student from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), recently swept the student awards at the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) annual meeting receiving a Student Grant award, the Travel Award and an Outstanding Presentation Award. It is the first time any student (or faculty) has ever won all […]
A majority of young, vaccinated individuals unlikely to be infectious after 3 days (Boston)—In January 2022, the U.S. shifted its guidelines to recommend isolation of five days from COVID-19 symptom onset, followed by an additional five days of mask wearing. However, the progression of the infection as well as the impact of the different variants […]