Healthcare

MRI

Making MRI More Globally Accessible: How Metamaterials Offer Affordable, High-Impact Solutions

Abortion Rights

State Laws Banning Abortion Linked to Increases in Mental Health Issues

NSF CAREER Awards

Six BU Researchers Win Prestigious Early-Career Award to Advance Their Work

Alzheimer’s

New AI Program from BU Researchers Could Predict Likelihood of Alzheimer’s Disease

Abortion

Permanent Birth Control—Vasectomies and Tubal Ligations—Up following Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

Expert Take

We Are Underestimating the Health Harms of Climate Disasters

Expert Take

Not Having Job Flexibility or Security Can Leave Workers Feeling Depressed, Anxious, and Hopeless

Pharmacies

It’s Not Just a Pharmacy—Walgreens and CVS Closures Can Exacerbate Health Inequities

Osteoarthritis

What Causes Osteoarthritis? BU Researchers Win $46 Million Grant to Pursue Answers and Find New Treatments

Hospital Design

How the Design of Hospitals Impacts Patient Treatment and Recovery

Antibiotic Resistance

CARB-X Funds 100th Project—a Milestone for BU-Based Nonprofit Leading Antimicrobial-Resistance Fightback

Expert Take

Is COVID-19 Still a Pandemic?

Aging Reimagined

Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”

Aging Reimagined

The Secrets of Living to 100

Aging Reimagined

How to Save for Retirement—and Why Most of Us Haven’t (or Can’t) Save Enough

Aging Reimagined

The Ingredients of Unequal Aging: Housing, Income, and Health

Awards

BU Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Daniel Roh Receives Emerging Leader Award for Research in Aging

Skin Cancer

Innocent Mole or Skin Cancer? FDA Clears Device with BU-Developed Technology That Makes Detection Easier

Sex and COVID

Having COVID-19 and Long COVID Can Impact Women’s Sex Lives

Parkinson’s

Can We Fight Back against Parkinson’s Disease? These Research Volunteers Hope So