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RFPs Sought for Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Grants
  The Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Core Center (BU ADC) Is Soliciting Proposals for Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Faculty Votes Sought on Proposed Changes to Faculty Assembly and Faculty Council
Message from Lauren Wise, SPH Representative:
Important Notes about Courseware and Clickers
Electronic and Web-based Teaching and Curriculum Aids Available
Date and Location Set for 2012 Commencement
The 2012 Commencement is Saturday, May 19th at 5:00pm and will be held at Agganis Arena.
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Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), a solvent used in dry-cleaning and other industries, was used in the linings of water pipes in several Cape Cod towns. Also known as perchloroethylene or "perc", PCE is a neurotoxin known to cause mood changes, anxiety, and depressive disorders in people who work with it. (Photo / Flickr user sppong)

PCE in Drinking Water Linked to Increased Risk of Mental Illness
  Early childhood exposure to water contaminated with the solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) increases the risks of bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study by BU School of Public Health researchers has found.   [Read More]
  While environment and family history are factors in healthy aging, genetic variants play a critical and complex role in conferring exceptional longevity, according to researchers from BU Schools of Public Health and Medicine and Boston Medical Center.
  The incidence of type 2 diabetes and hypertension increases with cumulative levels of exposure to nitrogen oxides, according to a new study led by BUSPH researchers from the Slone Epidemiology Center.
The first-ever published whole-genome sequences of not just one but two supercentenarians aged more than 114 years reveal that both unusual and common genetic phenomena contribute to the genetic background of extreme human longevity.
A three-month course of two medications is as effective in preventing tuberculosis as the standard regimen of administering one of the medications for nine months, according to a new study co-authored by a BU School of Public Health researcher.