Posts by Boston University School of Medicine
Rare gene mutations may prevent heart disease
Targeting the apolipoprotein B (APOB) gene has not been tested in clinical trials for cardiovascular outcomes because of risk of fatty liver disease, but naturally-occurring mutation suggests it may be effective. …
Read Full ArticleUsing precision medicine, researchers discover cause and treatment for immunological lung disease
Researchers have identified that dysfunction of a specific immune cell, called B cells, underlies lung disease that affects patients with the rare immunological disorder …
Read Full ArticleLink found between chronic inflammation and risk for Alzheimer’s disease
While it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), not all ApoE4 carriers develop AD. For the first time, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine …
Read Full ArticleSmoking, alcohol consumption increase lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation
Lifetime risk is a useful method to quantify risk of atrial fibrillation over a person’s lifetime. However, data are scarce with respect to the lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation in the presence of one or multiple risk factors …
Read Full ArticleProtein responsible for Leukemia’s aggressiveness identified
Researchers have identified a protein critical for the aggressiveness of T-cell leukemia, a subtype of leukemia that afflicts children and adults. …
Read Full ArticleResearchers create novel compound targeting melanoma cells
An international team of researchers has developed a novel compound that successfully inhibits growth of melanoma cells by targeting specific epigenetic modifying proteins in these cells. …
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