Category: Alumni

Category: Alumni

BU Physical Therapy Center Awarded APTA Clinician Research Award

The Boston University Physical Therapy Center (BUPTC) was awarded the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) of Massachusetts Clinician Research Award on November 16, 2024 at the annual APTA MA meeting.  This talented group of exceptional clinicians collaborated with Sargent clinical and research faculty, resulting in substantial contributions to the science underpinning physical therapy practice. Through […]

Is a New Schizophrenia Drug Really a Gamer Changer? (quoting Kim Mueser and Daniel Fulford)

(10/7/2024, Futurity) Expert Quote: “The data so far do not suggest the drug is game-changing from an efficacy standpoint,[but] that there are significant reductions in overall symptoms, including both typical symptoms of psychosis, like hallucinations and delusions, and symptoms like mood or anxiety,” says Kim Mueser, a professor of occupational therapy. “The initial results of […]

How to Support Children in Larger Bodies (by Joan Salge Blake)

(11/1/24, U.S. News & World Report) Expert Quote: “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 5 children are affected by obesity and are at risk for health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver and orthopedic issues. At the same time, the National Eating Disorders Association warns that eating disorders are on the rise, particularly in children […]

Soft wearable robot tested for Parkinson’s support

(9/4/2024, Electronic Specifier) Earlier this year researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Boston University Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Services tested a soft, wearable robot to assist a person living with Parkinson’s walk without freezing. Read the full article.

7 Types of Processed Foods Worth Embracing (quoting Joan Salge Blake)

(10/24/24, Experience Life) Professor of Nutrition Joan Salge Blake is quoted in this Experience Life article on the effects of a high processed food diet. Expert Quote: “A chronic diet of nutrient-poor ultra-processed foods … decreases the nutrition quality of the diet and displaces healthier options,” says Boston University nutrition professor Joan Salge Blake, EdD, RDN, LDN. […]

Fewer young people are drinking alcohol (quoting Joan Salge Blake)

(Boston 25 News) Professor of Nutrition Joan Salge Blake is interviewed in this Boston 25 News clip on young peoples’ changing relationships with alcohol. Expert Quote: Well, I’m telling you this is post-pandemic and they miss socializing. So, what they want to do is go out and socialize and they can do that now. But they want […]

Carnivore Diet (quoting Joan Salge Blake)

(Boston 25 News) Professor of Nutrition Joan Salge Blake is interviewed in this Boston 25 News clip on the Carnivore diet. Expert Quote: “This is a fad diet that in which we should just eat animal foods. Meat, fish, poultry, maybe a little bit of dairy products, eggs. But absolutely no plant based foods. No fruits no […]