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Healthcare Technologies

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Breast Cancer

For Black Women, New Online Prediction Tool Could Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths

October 26, 2021

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Innovation

BU Entrepreneurs Are Moving Two New Medical Devices Closer to Market

October 13, 2021

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Public Health

Myths vs. Facts: Making Sense of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

August 13, 2021

Photo of a seventy six year old woman Kaironesa Sheik Suleman Allie receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from a health staff member, at a vaccination centre, in Karl Bremer Hospital, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The staffer wears a blue paper facemask and reaches over her to give the vaccination.

Pandemic Politics

Why Global COVID Vaccinations Are Dangerously Lagging: Six Things To Know

July 23, 2021

Deepwater Discoveries

There’s More to the Story behind Rare Glass Octopus Footage

July 21, 2021

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Rehabilitation Sciences

Beware Using Telemedicine for Voice and Speech Therapy

July 15, 2021

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Opinion

From the Dalkon Shield to Britney Spears’ IUD: Why Diverse Teams Need to Be Involved in Contraceptive Design

July 1, 2021

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Language Rehabilitation

Scientists Can Predict How Well a Stroke Survivor Will Recover Language Skills Using Computer Simulations of the Brain

June 3, 2021

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COVID Vaccines

COVID-19 Vaccines and Variants Explained

April 14, 2021

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COVID Vaccines

Pausing J&J Vaccine Rollout Is a Move to Keep Public Trust

April 14, 2021

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Digital Health

Can This Free Mobile App Help Autistic Children Develop Better Language Skills?

April 2, 2021

Anna Honko mixes the nanosponges with live SARS-CoV-2 virus and lung cells at the NEIDL, evaluating how well the nanosponges can deter the novel coronavirus from infecting lung cells

Infectious Diseases

Where Is COVID Research Going Next?

March 26, 2021

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Marine Science

The Deep Ocean Reveals Surprising Discovery about Immunity

March 12, 2021

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Science Leadership

From the Broad Institute to the White House: Eric Lander Makes Science Exciting

March 2, 2021

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COVID CONTROL

BU Publishes Public Health Data from Its Fall 2020 COVID Surveillance Efforts

February 26, 2021

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Innovation

This 10-Foot-Long Machine Churns Out 2,000 Face Masks an Hour

February 9, 2021

Joyce Wong at the podium delivering the Charles DeLisi Distinguished Lecture at Boston University in 2017

Research Accolades

Joyce Wong Elected to National Academy of Inventors

February 3, 2021

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Research Accolades

Meet BU’s Newest AAAS Fellows

January 28, 2021

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CONTACT TRACING

Why “Bidirectional” Contact Tracing Could Drastically Curb Coronavirus Spread—Especially the B-117 Strain

January 21, 2021

A woman in all black workout gear squats as she wears a soft exosuit developed by researchers at Sargent that helps mobility and movement for people suffering from lower back pain, aiding them in activities such as heavy lifting. Behind her large blue industrial vats are seen.

Wearables

Could a Robotic “Backpack” Replace Opioids to Relieve Lower Back Pain?

January 7, 2021

Could a Robotic “Backpack” Replace Opioids to Relieve Lower Back Pain?