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Suicide

BU Researchers Identify Brain Marker Indicating Future Suicide Risk

May 15, 2023

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Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Screenings Should Now Begin at Age 40

May 12, 2023

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Long COVID

What We Know about Long COVID—and What We Don’t

April 24, 2023

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Traveler’s Diarrhea

Here’s the Scoop on Poop—Traveler’s Diarrhea Could Soon Be Washed Away

April 11, 2023

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Football

New BU Study Finds Tackle Football at Young Age Raises Risk for Brain Decline Later

March 6, 2023

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Racism

Experiencing Racism Increases Black Women’s Heart Disease Risk, BU Research Finds

March 1, 2023

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, file photo, Bruce Willis attends the "Motherless Brooklyn" premiere during the 57th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, in New York. People in Mississippi’s capital city are being told to expect downtown street closures and explosions for the filming of an action movie that stars Willis. A bank heist movie called “A Day to Die” has been filming in Jackson in April 2021, with Willis shooting scenes in several places, including a street outside the Governor’s Mansion. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Dementia

What Now for Bruce Willis after Actor’s Recent Dementia Diagnosis?

February 17, 2023

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Emerging Pathogens

BU Researchers Join $100 Million Effort to Fight Future Deadly Pathogens

February 17, 2023

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CTE

BU Finds CTE in Nearly 92 Percent of Ex-NFL Players Studied

February 7, 2023

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COVID-19

NEIDL Researchers Discover New SARS-CoV-2 Weak Spot—Which Could Inspire Improved Vaccines

January 11, 2023

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2022 in Review

Best of The Brink 2022: BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories

December 13, 2022

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2022 in Review

Best of The Brink 2022: 10 Amazing Discoveries and Mind-Blowing Facts

December 12, 2022

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Optimism

Is Optimism the Secret to a Long Life?

November 30, 2022

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Latinx Researchers

Seven BU Latinx Researchers Making a Difference

October 3, 2022

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Research in Photos

From Lovesick Frogs to Music-Making to Mouse Memories, Photo Contest Shows Stunning Breadth of BU Research

September 27, 2022

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NEIDL Director

Nancy J. Sullivan, Ebola Vaccine and Treatment Pioneer, Named New NEIDL Director

September 16, 2022

Wide photo of Uwe Beffert’s cell biology class September 2, 2021 in Morse Auditorium, when masking, but not social distancing, was required. The auditorium is two levels: the bottom floor has gray-blue chairs and carpeting, and the second level has black, wooden benches. The space is airy and light, and the bottom is filled with students holding notes and laptops on their laps as they look towards the front, where the lecturer, in a black jacket, is standing in front of a podium.

COVID-19

BU’s Mask and Vaccination Mandates Prevented Spread of COVID in Classes, Research Finds

August 8, 2022

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Cancer cells

Stopping Moles from Turning into the Deadliest Type of Skin Cancer

August 2, 2022

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COVID-19

BU’s Nahid Bhadelia Joins White House COVID Response Team

July 13, 2022

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COVID-19 Vaccines

COVID-19 Vaccine for Children under Five Approved. Here’s What Parents Should Know

June 20, 2022

COVID-19 Vaccine for Children under Five Approved. Here’s What Parents Should Know