Beating the Binge
Alzheimer’s drug may reduce urge to eat compulsively BU professors Pietro Cottone and Valentina Sabino hope their research could eventually lead to new treatment for the disorder. Photo by Michael D. Spencer. Binge-eating disorder affects nearly 10 million American adults, by some estimates. It’s a vicious condition in which people repeatedly eat huge amounts of […]
Five BU Medical Campus Faculty Honored by Their Peers
Elected Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science Five faculty at the Boston University Medical Campus have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. David Michael Center, BU School of Medicine (MED) professor of medicine and biochemistry and associate provost […]
Pass the Salt?
Researcher probes the link between salt and hypertension Richard Wainford studies the connection between salt and high blood pressure. Photo by Michael D. Spencer Let’s face it: salt is delicious. Sprinkle it on tomatoes and they pop with flavor; shake it over popcorn and it’s movie time. Even Nelson Mandela noted its worth in his […]
Five Thousand Heads Are Better Than One
What ants teach us about the evolution, anatomy, and chemistry of social brain James Traniello doesn’t like to play favorites. For almost 40 years, Traniello, a professor of biology at Boston University, has devoted his life to the study of ants, investigating their extraordinary social lives. And like a father describing his children, he finds […]