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By providing a strong scientific foundation, the Health Sciences Department at BU Sargent College prepares students for a wide range of careers in the health professions – from the public sector to private industry, from clinical practice to research and academia.
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The impact of integrated infant and young child feeding and micronutrient powder intervention on feeding practices and anemia in children aged 6-23 months in Madagascar
(MDPI AG, 2017-06-01)This study assesses the impact of an integrated infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and micronutrient powder (MNP) intervention on children's risk of anemia and IYCF practices in Madagascar. Quantitative baseline and ... -
Magnitude and determinants of inadequate third-trimester weight gain in rural Bangladesh
(PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2018-04-26)OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to estimate the magnitude and determinants of inadequate weight gain in the third-trimester among rural women in Matlab, Bangladesh. METHODS: The study analyzed data on weight ... -
Mechanisms of vascular smooth muscle contraction and the basis for pharmacologic treatment of smooth muscle disorders
(AMER SOC PHARMACOLOGY EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS, 2016-04-01)The smooth muscle cell directly drives the contraction of the vascular wall and hence regulates the size of the blood vessel lumen. We review here the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which agonists, ... -
Feasibility and acceptability of dietary intake assessment via 24-hour recall and food frequency questionnaire among women with low socioeconomic status
(Elsevier, 2018-02-01)BACKGROUND: Comprehensive evaluation of dietary interventions depends on effective and efficient measurement to quantify behavior change. To date, little is known regarding which self-reported measure of dietary intake ... -
Functional status in ICU survivors and out of hospital outcomes: a cohort study.
(2016-05)OBJECTIVES: Functional status at hospital discharge may be a risk factor for adverse events among survivors of critical illness. We sought to examine the association between functional status at hospital discharge in ... -
Metabolome alterations in severe critical illness and vitamin D status
BACKGROUND: Metabolic homeostasis is substantially disrupted in critical illness. Given the pleiotropic effects of vitamin D, we hypothesized that metabolic profiles differ between critically ill patients relative to their ... -
Vascular smooth muscle Sirtuin-1 protects against aortic dissection during Angiotensin II-induced hypertension
(2015-09-16)BACKGROUND: Sirtuin-1 (SirT1), a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide(+)-dependent deacetylase, is a key enzyme in the cellular response to metabolic, inflammatory, and oxidative stresses; however, the role of endogenous SirT1 ...
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