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Book offers resources for PTSD sufferers
...they are not alone in their struggle. “PTSD sufferers have a real illness, one that is as real as high blood pressure or diabetes,” Muscari said. “But it can also...… Read more
Taking aim at tumors
...Phosphorylation: A chemical process that activates or deactivates many protein enzymes, causing or preventing the mechanisms of diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Sources: National Institutes of Health, Encyclopedia Britannica...… Read more
Next-generation science: BU protein dynamics initiative flagged as state priority
...early interventions in such diseases processes as diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’s, and more appropriate treatment protocols for many diseases including cystic fybrosis. The Research Foundation’s decision to back the establishment...… Read more
BU research helps address terrorism
...trauma-related injuries and of a host of such chronic illnesses as diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’s. Scholarship and sponsored projects in such other disciplines as leadership studies, political science and the...… Read more
Symposium explores research funding
...the priorities of our investors. “These research initiatives are already leading to significant advances in disease control and transplant diagnostics, early intervention in such disease processes as diabetes, cancer and...… Read more
Researcher explores physiological links to schizophrenia
...Morra, which Strauss supervised, found that medical conditions such as diabetes, a high waist-to-hip ratio and especially high blood pressure were “particularly associated with a range of cognitive deficits” that...… Read more
The heart of the matter
...obesity, an unhealthy diet, lack of routine physical activity and high blood sugar due to insulin resistance or diabetes. Risk factors that you can’t control include: Age (the risk of...… Read more
