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What is the role of pharmaceuticals in a prevention and public health agenda? The symposium will explore this question by engaging public and private sector actors.
There is a live stream available, or registration can be found at : http://www.bu.edu/sph/news-events/signature-events/deans-symposia/2016-deans-symposia-schedule/the-role-of-pharmaceuticals-in-public-health/
It may be possible to predict likelihood of age-related brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, using a simple physical test, according to a new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study.
We already know that age leads to a decline in physical functioning. The BUSM researchers, however, wanted to determine whether a dip in basic physical functions—specifically, walking speed and grip strength—could indicate a heightened risk of Alzheimer’s and stroke.
To do so, the research team used data from the Framingham Heart Study, documenting the speed at which a participant between the ages of 35 and 84 could walk without running, and the amount of force (“grip”) he or she could exert on an object. Participants were then monitored for up to 11 years.
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/health/blog/2016/08/11/physical-test-for-alzheimers/
Tsuneya Ikezu, MD, PhD, professor of pharmacology & experimental therapeutics and neurology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), recently received the Alzheimer’s Association’s Inge Grundke-Iqbal Award for Alzheimer’s Research. The award was presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® 2016 in Toronto.
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The increased risk of stroke and cognitive impairment associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) is well documented. However, there is a paucity of research investigating the relations between AF and brain morphology.
Read MoreThe prevalence of dementia is expected to soar as the average life expectancy increases, but recent estimates suggest that the age-specific incidence of dementia is declining in high-income countries.
Read MoreStiftelsen Silviahemmet is a non-profit foundation that strives to improve the lives of persons affected by dementia and their families. ACCESS interviews Lotta Roupe, an assistant nurse, Silvia Sister, and manager of the day care center of Silviahemmet.
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Some scientists studying the relationship between contact sports and memory or mood problems later in life argue that cumulative exposure to hits that cause a snap of the head — not an athlete’s number of concussions — is the most important risk factor.
A hit was defined as an impact causing 10 times gravitational acceleration — that is, a snap of the head more forceful than one produced by, say, jumping. Those hits included blows not directly to the head.
The greater the number in a career, the higher the likelihood of problems later in life. The cumulative number of hits was also a better predictor of later-life impairments than other measures, such as a player’s concussion total or the age when he began playing, the study found.
“I think of the study as just the beginning of trying to characterize exposure in a more precise way,” said Michael McClean, a Boston University public health researcher and one of the authors of the paper.
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