(7/24/13) Featured Boston.com blogger Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake offers her nutrition advice and babysitting services to the newest royal parents, Kate and William. Read the rest of this entry.
(7/25/13) Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake quoted on a summertime staple that can help you lose weight. Read the rest of this entry.
(7/21/13) Research from Sargent Assistant Professor Simone Gill and BU anthropologist Jeremy Desilva shows that nearly 8 percent of people have a flexible mid-foot similar to chimps and other apes. Their findings have been published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Read the rest of this entry.
Associate Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Swathi Kiran has been named a Fellow by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The status of Fellow is retained for life and is one of the highest honors ASHA can bestow. This honor recognizes professional or scientific achievement and is given to a member who has shown […]
Sargent College Human Physiology and Kilachand Honors College student Shawn Jin (SAR ’15) was honored with a Hariri Award by the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computation Science & Engineering. The award is given to students conducting research in computer science. Jin spent the summer workeing on synthetic biology research with Assistant Professor Douglas Densmore (ECE) […]
Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake busts the urban myth explaining, “if your fruit and veggies choices are in tune with the season, they don’t have to drain your wallet.” Read the rest of this entry.
Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake suggests starting a small garden as a great way to get kids to eat their vegetables. Read the rest of this entry.
Researchers at Boston University say their experimental two-pronged strategy for merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy (MDC1A) was highly successful in a mouse model of this disease and should be further investigated as a potential treatment approach for patients. Read the rest of this entry.
Sargent helped Mary Borelli recover with its first intensive treatment program for stroke survivors, one that combined nutrition classes with speech, occupational, and physical therapy: now she’s giving back. Read the rest of this entry.
Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake says eating smaller portions could be one of the best strategic steps you can make to trim your waist. Read the rest of this entry.
Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake sampled one of 14 Cooking Light products, a new refrigerated prepared-food product line. Read the rest of this entry.
Researchers at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College have identified a combinatorial therapeutic approach that has proven effective in treating muscular dystrophy in a mouse model. The findings, published in Human Molecular Genetics, represent a paradigm shift for the treatment of muscular dystrophy as well as a host of other disabling and devastating […]
Physical therapist Chris Barucci from the BU Physical Therapy Center comments on the importance of varying your exercise routine. Read the rest of this entry.
Sargent College’s physical therapy lab will be one of more than 20 construction projects on the Charles River Campus this summer. Read the rest of this entry.
Although all breakfasts aren’t created equal, Clinical Associate Professor Joan Salge Blake says regularly eating a healthy breakfast could help ward off diabetes and other health concerns. Read the rest of this entry.