Boston University Medical Center health news articles

Alcohol increases breast cancer risk in women
Women who consume alcohol show an increase in their risk of developing breast cancer. This relation is stronger for women who drink in binges, are also taking post-menopausal hormonal therapy, and/or have low intakes of dietary folate.

Widespread use of medications among pregnant women
There is widespread and increasing medication use among pregnant women, revealed by researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Harvard School of Public Health,

Eye test for early detection of Alzheimer's and Down syndrome
Researchers are going to develop an innovative eye test for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome. As they discovered the protein that forms plaques in the brain in Alzheimer's disease also accumulates in the eyes of people with Down syndrome.

Gene biomarker to identify smokers for lung cancer risk
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in collaboration with investigators at the University of Utah, have discovered a new approach for identifying smokers at the highest risk for developing lung cancer.

High leptin levels may protect against Alzheimer's disease, dementia
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that higher leptin (a protein that controls weight and appetite) levels were associated with a lower incidence of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and dementia.

Learning about Alzheimer's disease risk cause no distress
Disclosing genetic risk information to adult children of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who request this information does not result in significant short-term psychological distress, revealed by researchers.

$5.9 million grant for breast cancer research
Richard Junghans, MD, associate professor of surgery at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Chief of Surgical Research was named principal investigator of a grant to research how breast cancer patients' own cells can be modified to fight their disease.

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