Thriving Together Summit 2025 On April 25, 2025, more than 125 community leaders, health professionals, and trainees gathered in Boston for the inaugural Thriving Together: Advancing Health, Cultivating Leaders, and Collaborating on Community Solutions Summit. Hosted by Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, and People Power Health, the event marked […]
(Boston)—Stroke related to large vessel occlusion (LVO) is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. Endovascular therapy (minimally invasive procedures like catheterization done inside the blood vessels) has transformed the management of these patients. In 2015, several randomized trials showed the benefit of endovascular therapy compared with medical management in reducing disability in some […]
Findings provide valuable insights into the etiology of dementia and may aid in the development of prevention and treatment strategies (Boston)—Dementia refers to a set of symptoms marked by a decline in cognitive abilities, including memory, language, reasoning and everyday tasks. It can result from various causes, such as Alzheimer’s disease, vascular problems, traumatic brain […]
“Game changer for the field of vitamin D as it relates to cancer” (Boston)—For more than 100 years, it has been believed that sunlight and vitamin D deficiency were associated with the risk for many deadly cancers including colorectal, prostate and breast. But some scientists remained skeptical that this nutrient provides any benefit for reducing […]
Discovery may lead to new approaches for repairing lungs damaged by a variety of injuries or genetic mutations (Boston)—Researchers from the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM), a joint venture between Boston University and Boston Medical Center, have discovered a novel approach for engrafting engineered cells into injured lung tissue. These findings may lead to new […]
Quantifying the risk of progression could help identify persons who could benefit from early interventions (Boston)—The projected cost of caring for millions of individuals who have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) worldwide will exceed a $1 trillion in a few years. In addition to the enormous health burden, patients and their caregivers experience financial, physical and psychological […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is recruiting for the position of Deputy Director. The vacancy opened Tuesday, July 25th, and closes on Monday, September 25th. A description of the position, location, qualification requirements, and application procedures are posted on the NIH Executive Career’s Page at: https://hr.nih.gov/jobs/search/executive/job-76586 […]
More research involving more intense or longer-duration interventions, conducted in racially diverse samples, is needed (Boston)—Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy such as preeclampsia and gestational hypertension occur in up to 10% of pregnancies and are associated with a three-fold increased risk of chronic hypertension and up to two-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease when compared with […]
Researchers estimate a 66% increased long-term risk of stroke (Boston) – U.S. Black women have a disproportionately higher burden of both preeclamptic pregnancy and stroke compared with white women, but virtually all existing evidence on the association between the two medical conditions has come from studies of white women. A newly published study focuses on […]
One of the first studies to highlight intersex peoples’ perspectives on their own medical care (Boston)— Intersex people’s (people whose sex characteristics do not fit within the strict binary categorizations of male or female) healthcare has received a lot of media attention recently, particularly with the uptick in anti-transgender legislation, which often also targets this […]