2009 study posted for filing Contact: Allison Rubin allison.rubin@bmc.org 617-638-8490 Boston University Medical Center (Boston)- Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers at the Slone Epidemiology Center found that black women with high intake of dairy products have a… Read More ›
Boston University School of Public Health
Study finds bacteria may reduce risk for kidney stones: 70 percent reduction in the risk of recurrent kidney stones
Contact: Gina Digravio gina.digravio@bmc.org 617-638-8491 Boston University Boston, MA—Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that the bacteria Oxalobacter formigenes (O. formigenes), a naturally occurring bacterium that has no known side effects, is associated with a 70 percent… Read More ›
Prominent Academics Respond to the TPP
We asked several academics to let us know their thoughts about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The TPP is a secretive, multi-national trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property (IP) laws across the globe and rewrite international rules… Read More ›
PCE in drinking water linked to an increased risk of mental illness
PCE in drinking water linked to an increased risk of mental illness The solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) widely used in industry and to dry clean clothes is a neurotoxin known to cause mood changes, anxiety, and depression in people who work… Read More ›
Early-life exposure to chemical in drinking water may affect vision, study finds
(BOSTON) — Prenatal and early childhood exposure to the chemical solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) found in drinking water may be associated with long-term visual impairments, particularly in the area of color discrimination, a new study led by Boston University School of… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 