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(Boston University Medical Center) Boston University School of Medicine researcher Robert Lafyatis, M.D., recently was awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

(Boston University Medical Center) Richard Babayan, M.D., was honored recently by the Armenian American Health Professional Organization for his exceptional contributions to medicine in both the United States and in Armenia.

The award was presented by Dr. Aram Chobanian, former dean of Boston University School of Medicine and president of Boston University.

Babayan serves as a professor and chairman of the department of urology at BUSM and chief of urology at Boston Medical Center.

(Boston University Medical Center) Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have shown that the quality -- not just the quantity -- of adipose, or fat, tissue is a significant contributing factor in the development of inflammation and vascular disease in obese individuals.

(Boston University Medical Center) A recent study completed by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center (BMC) demonstrates that BMC conducts a high rate of thyroid function testing in pregnant women.

(Boston University Medical Center) A new study conducted by a team of researchers at Boston University School of Medicine sheds light on a possible new approach to treat the bone marrow disease known as myelofibrosis by inhibiting an enzyme that connects extracellular fibers.

(Boston University Medical Center) Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified unhealthy substance use as a risk factor for not receiving all appropriate preventive health services.

(Boston University Medical Center) Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have concluded that the anatomy of the pelvis following robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is considerably different when compared to the anatomy of the pelvis following an open prostatectomy (OP).

These findings, which are the first to ever compare pelvic anatomy following RARP and OP surgery, may have implications for patients requiring post-operative radiation.

The study currently appears on-line in Practical Radiation Oncology.

(Boston University Medical Center) Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have found that both physical and sexual abuse history were positively associated with a higher incidence of uterine fibroids later in life.

These findings currently appear on-line in the journal Epidemiology.

(Boston University Medical Center) A new research study conducted by Boston University School of Medicine shows that patient navigation services significantly improve biennial mammography screening rates among inner city women.

The results, published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, indicate the importance of patient navigation in reducing health disparities in vulnerable patient populations.

(Boston University Medical Center) Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have found that yoga may be superior to other forms of exercise in its positive effect on mood and anxiety.

The findings, which currently appear online at Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, is the first to demonstrate an association between yoga postures, increased GABA levels and decreased anxiety.