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Health & Medicine

PhD candidate Evan Kristiansen (GRS’20). Kristiansen and his advisor, associate professor of biology Sean Mullen, study butterflies to understand the genetics of speciation. Photo by Cydney Scott

Biology

Seeking Clues to Natural Selection in Butterfly Wings

May 31, 2018

Clinicians work at an Ebola Virus vaccination clinic in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, during an outbreak in May of 2018

Ebola

BU Experts on New Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 31, 2018

yanny vs laurel graphic

Hearing Sciences

Laurel or Yanny? BU Hearing Sciences Expert Explains Auditory Phenomenon

May 22, 2018

cluster of drug-resistant Campylobacter bacteria.

Medicine

BU-Based CARB-X Antimicrobial Partnership Gets Another $50 Million Plus

May 22, 2018

A couple sit together

Aging

Marital status associated with dementia risk

May 18, 2018

David Boas, neurophotonics and fNIRS pioneer, and director of the Boston University Neurophotonics Center

Engineering

Lighting Up the Brain

May 11, 2018

Close Up of Monitor Showing Atrial Fibrillation

Cardiovascular Disease

Smoking, Alcohol Consumption Increase Lifetime Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

May 7, 2018

toddler coughing

Infectious Diseases

Why Is Whooping Cough on the Rise?

May 7, 2018

Obesity may be associated with an increased risk of progression, recurrence, and death for specific types of cancer.

Obesity

Obese Patients Underrepresented in Cancer Clinical Trials

May 1, 2018

From left to right, Mohit Dangeti (BME ’17, ’19), Charles Scheftic (BME ’18), Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Boston Medical Center (BMC) Dr. Alan Fujii, Elizabeth Sridhar (BME ’18), Nicholas Leung (BME ’17) gather at BMC to show off the neonatal vitals monitoring pad prototype.

Biomedical Engineering

Bridge BUilders

April 30, 2018

man holding his gun

Public Health

White Men Over 50 Most Likely to Use Gun in Suicide

April 30, 2018

kids playing tackle football

CTE

MED Researchers: Youth Football Linked to Earlier Brain Problems

April 30, 2018

Julie Palmer, professor of epidemiology at BUSPH. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Julie Palmer Picked for Breast Cancer Leadership Position

April 27, 2018

Assistant Professor Wilson Wong (BME).

Engineering Biology

Upgrading the Immune System to Fight Cancer

April 27, 2018

Veronika Wirtz, a School of Public Health (SPH) associate professor of global health, and Muhammad Zaman, a College of Engineering (ENG) professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University

Global Health

The Problem of Poor-Quality Medicine

April 25, 2018

Michael Hasselmo

Neuroscience

American Academy of Arts & Sciences Elects Michael Hasselmo

April 23, 2018

nurse measuring blood pressure

Public Health

Community Health Centers’ Impact Less Than Expected

April 12, 2018

Real and counterfeit Viagra pills side by side. Real Viagra is on the right.

Global Health

Counterfeit Viagra Is a Problem

April 11, 2018

Medicine

Is “Low T” a Thing?

April 6, 2018

energy sparks ignition

Accolades

Eight Researchers Receive BU Ignition Awards

April 5, 2018

Eight Researchers Receive BU Ignition Awards