Posts by Boston University School of Medicine
Mediterranean and DASH diets improve cardiac function and cognitive health
Eating more plant-based foods while limiting consumption of foods high in saturated fat and animal products can slow down heart failure and lower the risk of cognitive decline. …
Read Full ArticlemRNA-LNP as a safe therapeutic intervention for liver regeneration
A safe new potential mRNA-based therapy for the recovery of liver function in chronic and acute liver diseases …
Read Full ArticleAdequate levels of vitamin D reduce COVID-19 complications and death
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with normal blood levels of vitamin D had significantly decreased risk of adverse clinical outcomes and death. …
Read Full ArticleRemdesivir can save more lives where ICUs are overwhelmed by COVID-19
Study outlines how remdesivir could save lives in countries with less hospital capacity, such as South Africa, where COVID-19 is beginning to overwhelm intensive care units …
Read Full ArticlePneumonia recovery reprograms immune cells of the lung
Researchers have shown that after lungs recover from infection, alveolar macrophages display long-term modifications that are associated with enhanced protection …
Read Full ArticleNew evidence that optimists live longer
New research suggests that individuals with greater optimism are more likely to live longer and achieve exceptional longevity. …
Read Full ArticleRare 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 …
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