Researchers Find Link Between Dental Health and Stroke Risk
In a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Periodontology, BUSDM researchers found people ages 60 and older who have periodontal disease are at an increased risk of having a stroke. "We found that patients 60 years and older who were edentulous, partially edentulous and/or had significant clinical attachment loss were more […]
Researchers Find Antidepressant May Prevent Bone Loss
The Forsyth Institute’s Drs. Battaglino and Stashenko led a team of researchers, including Dr. Dana Graves, BUSDM professor of periodontology and oral biology, who recently found the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) stimulates bone formation. The findings may be important in the treatment of osteoporosis. The study, "Fluoxetine Treatment Increases Trabecular Bone Formation in Mice," will be […]
Lecture Asks, “What Is Innovation?”
Dr. Salomon Amar, associate dean for research, and the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology October 23 welcomed Dr. Alain Carpentier, professor at Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou in France, to present his lecture, "What Is Innovation?" "He is the father of the cardiac valve and I’m honored to have him here at Boston University," Amar […]
Sahin-Toth Publishes Research on Pancreatitis in Prestigious Journal
Dr. Miklos Sahin-Toth, associate professor of molecular and cell biology, shared first authorship of an article published in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics. The article, entitled “A degradation-sensitive anionic trypsinogen (PRSS2) variant protects against chronic pancreatitis,” describes the first known genetic variant of a trypsinogen gene that protects its carriers against pancreatitis.
BUSDM Faculty Present at New York Academy of Sciences Meeting
The New York Academy of Sciences welcomed Dr. Frank Oppenheim, chair of the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology; Dr. Eva Helmerhorst, assistant professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology; and Dr. Walter Siqueira, postdoctoral fellow, to present at the meeting Oral-based Diagnostics October 10-13 at Emerald Pointe Resort in Georgia. Dr. Oppenheim […]
HRSA Extends Dental Public Health Residency Training Grant
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced it will continue to fund the Dental Public Health Residency Training Grant for an additional three years. "Our curriculum will continue to be expanded to support training that addresses key twenty-first century health issues in the U.S.," says Dr. […]
Drs. Miyamoto and Nunn to Participate in First Asian World Dental Symposium
Dr. Takanari Miyamoto, assistant professor in the Department of General Dentistry, and Dr. Martha Nunn, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research will participate in the first Asian World Dental Symposium, entitled "New Challenges in Periodontics in the 21st Century," January 20-21, 2007, at Yomiuri Hall in Tokyo. The conference […]
PROS Residents Win Top Honors at ACP Meeting
BUSDM swept away the competition at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Natick October 13 as prosthodontics residents Drs. Mohammed Bahanshal and Nawaf Al-Dousari earned top honors in the Steven R. Gordon Memorial Essay Contest hosted by the Massachusetts section of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP). A panel of judges, which heard presentations on a […]
Dr. Hirschberg to Present at NIDCR
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), has invited Dr. Carlos B. Hirschberg, professor and chair of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, to present a lecture to the NIH community at the organization’s headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, February 7. In his discussion "Novel Regulation of Posttranslational […]
Janket Grant to Investigate Saliva as Mortality Predictor in Heart Disease
The American Heart Association (AHA) has awarded Dr. Sok-Ja Janket a Scientist Development Grant to study salivary lysozyme as a predictor for cardiovascular mortality. The award of $221,100, to be disbursed over four years, is part of an AHA program to support promising beginning scientists in their progress toward becoming successful independent investigators. Three hundred […]