(11/21/22, National Geographic) Expert quote: “When you eat something, the first bite or two is outrageous, and all the subsequent bites are never going to be as good.” – Program Director and Clinical Professor of Nutrition Joan Salge Blake Read the full article
(10/25/2022, Boston 25 News) Expert Quote: “Apples are full of fiber and phytochemicals, which are good for your heart, teeth, and your gut. They have a type of soluble fiber called pectin, and soluble fibers will help lower the bad LDL cholesterol. If you have a high amount of LDL cholesterol in your diet, that increases […]
(10/11/22, Boston Globe) Occupational Therapy Professor and Department Chair Emily Rothman shared a letter with the Boston Globe in response to a recent study, “Doctors’ attitudes on disabilities questioned: In study, lack of accommodation and insensitivity.” “More than 61 million adults and 3 million children in the United States live with a disability, including about 25 […]
(09/09/22, Boston 25 News) Expert Quote: “With a Mediterranean type diet, plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, fish, those people tend to have less long COVID symptoms. All those fruits and vegetables give you a lot of vitamins and minerals and are very good for the immune system. If you go into this [COVID] with […]
Jana Iverson, PhD, an internationally recognized scholar in child development, will join the faculty at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College as a Professor of Physical Therapy, beginning September 2022. Iverson’s research breakthroughs revealed the pivotal connection between early motor development and emerging communication and language skills in infants and toddlers. […]
Jennifer Zuk, an assistant professor in the Sargent College Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Albert M. Galaburda Research Award from The Dyslexia Foundation (TDF). The award provides $50,000 in research funding over two years to early or mid-career researchers who investigate novel research questions. In […]
Congratulations to the 2022 recipients of the Whitney R. Powers Award for Teaching Excellence, Faculty and Staff Award of Merit, and the Special Recognition of Extraordinary Service. These honors recognize faculty and staff’s ongoing commitment to service and teaching excellence during the 2021-2022 academic year. Professor Kaytlin Eldred is the recipient of the Whitney R. […]
(02/28/2022, The Washington Post) Expert quote: “Mushrooms are wonderful sources of the minerals potassium and selenium. Potassium can help lower high blood pressure, while selenium is an antioxidant that protects your cells from free radicals. If free radicals accumulate faster than your body can neutralize them, their damaging effects can contribute to chronic diseases such as […]
(03/29/2022, The Food Institute) Expert quote: “When comes to choosing yogurts, consumers should be looking for a brand that is low heart-unhealthy saturated fat as well as added sugars but contain active probiotics. Consuming this type of yogurt with high fiber grains can provide the prebiotics than help probiotics thrive.” – Clinical Professor of Nutrition Joan Salge […]
(04/08/2022, Healio.com) Expert quote: “Wearable technologies to assess disease parameters and outcomes in patient homes have been gaining more widespread use in rheumatology in recent years, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.” – Michael Rose, visiting fellow, Movement & Applied Imaging Lab Read the full article
(04/13/2022, Scientific American) Expert quote: “…stuttering is a problem with the on/off switch. The motors and gears work fine. But the switch doesn’t always turn on when it should. Or it doesn’t stay on as long as it should. This results in delays in initiating a word. Or repetitions of the first part of the […]
In this episode of BU’s Question of the Week podcast, Occupational Therapy Professor Gael Orsmond and PhD student Sharada Krishnan in the Families & Autism Research Lab offer a multifaceted perspective on how and why young women may have a different autistic experience compared to young men. In recent years, an increasing amount of anecdotal evidence […]
(03/31/22, Time) Expert quote: “Not being able to say a full sentence, or saying a sentence where the words sound garbled, is extremely frustrating. It can also cause a person to feel embarrassed or ashamed, so they would rather choose not to speak anymore than to say something and feel embarrassed about it.” – Swathi Kiran, […]
(03/31/22, The Washington Post) Expert Quote: “Sometimes the road to rehabilitation is long and hard, but it’s possible to improve…Not being able to communicate with your family members and loved ones can be very frustrating and very isolating. And so family members really need to help the person feel comfortable taking every opportunity to communicate.” […]
Sara O’Brien, a nutrition lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences was selected as a recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Preceptor Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This award recognizes preceptors who are exemplary educators and mentors. One of only five awardees across the country, O’Brien was recognized for her “vital contributions” to […]