Mahasweta Girgenrath, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences and director of the Muscle Disorders and Regenerative Biology Laboratory at BU Sargent College was recently awarded a two-year, $100,000 grant from the congenital muscular dystrophy organization CURE CMD. Girgenrath’s project, “Inhibition of Angiotensin II Signaling in Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Type 1A” will study […]
(2/24/14) Executive Director of the BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Kim T. Mueser discusses new approaches to treating schizophrenia and the barriers that still exist. View full article and listen to the audio.
(2/28/14) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake interviewed. View video.
(2/27/14) Featured Boston.com blogger Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake discusses proposed changes to the twenty-year old Nutrition Fact Panel. View full article.
(2/26/14) Sargent Professor Swathi Kiran co-created the app Constant Therapy, which provides mobile therapy for patients with cognitive disorders. View full article.
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(2/14/14) Clinical Professor Karen Jacobs quoted. Expert quote: “Instead of putting a lot of weight on one shoulder, a backpack evenly distributes the load.” View full article.
(2/26/14) Featured Boston.com blogger Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake asks, “Where Are All The Coupons for Healthy Foods?” View full article.
(2/25/14) “An app based on Boston University’s research into brain injuries caused by stroke has gotten a cash injection from the school to help promote and expand the company…The rehab activities are based on research done at BU Sargent College by Dr. Swathi Kiran, co-founder and chief scientist of Constant Therapy.” View full article.
“Impact of an Adapted Smarter Lunchroom Intervention for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities” Kristie Hubbard, PhD, MPH, RD Postdoctoral Scholar Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Tufts University, Boston, MA Wednesday, February 26, 2014 1:00-2:00pm Boston University Sargent College, Room 220 635 Commonwealth Avenue Hosted by Dr. Linda Bandini – Refreshments will be […]
(2/18/14) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted. View full article.
“Changes in Neural Patterns in Persons with Aphasia Following Theory-Based Generative Naming Treatment” Chaleece Sandberg, MA Candidate for the degree of Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology Tuesday, February 25, 2014 1:30 p.m. Boston University Sargent College, Room 220 635 Commonwealth Ave. Advisor: Dr. Swathi Kiran – Refreshments will be served.
100% Reduction in Repetitive Motion Shoulder Injuries; University Costs Decreased Nearly 85% During Three Year Program (Boston) – US employers pay nearly $1 billion each week for direct workers’ compensation costs according to estimates from the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration. A BU Sargent College doctoral student in physical therapy (DPT), […]
(2/18/14) Featured Boston.com blogger Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake discusses healthy packaged foods. View full article.
(2/13/14) Featured Boston.com blogger Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake discusses health benefits and disadvantages of the savory treat. View full article.