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Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is dedicated to the educational, intellectual, professional and personal development of a diverse group of exceptional students, trainees, and faculty who are deeply committed to the study and practice of medicine, to biomedical research, and to public health. As a community, we place great value on excellence, integrity, service, social justice, collegiality, equality of opportunity, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Located in the historic South End of Boston, the School of Medicine shares a campus with Boston Medical Center, the School of Public Health, the Goldman School of Dental Medicine, and the Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center.
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COVID-19 shines a light on health inequities in communities of color: a youth-driven photovoice inquiry
(Wiley, 2022-09)This manuscript reports on a youth-driven health assessment engaging youth of color in identifying community health priorities during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Photovoice, a participatory visual ... -
Dissecting the mechanism of the nonheme iron endoperoxidase FtmOx1 using substrate analogues
(American Chemical Society (ACS), 2022-07-25)FtmOx1 is a nonheme iron (NHFe) endoperoxidase, catalyzing three disparate reactions, endoperoxidation, alcohol dehydrogenation, and dealkylation, under in vitro conditions; the diversity complicates its mechanistic studies. ... -
Menstrual cycle length and modern living: a review
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2021-12-01)PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this review is to evaluate biological, life history, environmental, and lifestyle factors and exposures that cause variability in menstrual cycle length (MCL). RECENT FINDINGS: Recent literature ... -
Functional remodeling of the contractile smooth muscle cell cortex, a provocative concept, supported by direct visualization of cortical remodeling
(MDPI AG, 2022-04-26)Considerable controversy has surrounded the functional anatomy of the cytoskeleton of the contractile vascular smooth muscle cell. Recent studies have suggested a dynamic nature of the cortical cytoskeleton of these cells, ... -
Probing the neural circuitry targets of neurotoxicants in vivo through high density silicon probe brain implants
(Frontiers, 2022-04-22)Adverse effects of drugs on the human nervous system are rarely possible to anticipate based on preclinical neurotoxicity data, thus propagating the centuries long single most important obstacle to drug discovery and ... -
Family Talk for substance use prevention
(2019)Family Talk is an intervention to prevent substance use initiation and progression among teen and young adult children of adults with substance use disorders. It has not yet been piloted or tested. This manual was developed ... -
Whole genome sequences of a male and female supercentenarian, ages greater than 114 years
(2011)Supercentenarians (age 110+ years old) generally delay or escape age-related diseases and disability well beyond the age of 100 and this exceptional survival is likely to be influenced by a genetic predisposition that ... -
Neuroimaging markers for studying Gulf-War illness: single-subject level analytical method based on machine learning
(2020-11-20)Gulf War illness (GWI) refers to the multitude of chronic health symptoms, spanning from fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and neurological complaints to respiratory, gastrointestinal, and dermatologic symptoms experienced ... -
Associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time with chronic kidney disease: The Framingham Heart Study
(2020)BACKGROUND: Few studies examined the individual and conjoint associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity (PA) and sedentary times with the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among older adults. METHODS: ...