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Clinical and Translational Research

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Kilachand Awards

Kilachand Fund Awards Go to Crystal Rib Cage and Brain Connection Projects

October 3, 2023

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Accolades

BU Ignition Awards to Accelerate Products for Repairing Damaged Teeth, Fighting Cancer, Boosting Reading Skills, and More

September 19, 2023

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Regenerative Medicine

BU Researchers See Future Where Lung Disease Is Treatable, and Damaged Lungs Are Regenerated

August 31, 2023

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CTE and Sports

Young Amateur Athletes at Risk of CTE, BU Study Finds

August 28, 2023

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Accolades

BU Dark Matter Researcher Wins Award to Drive “Extraordinary Contributions” to Experimental Physics

August 23, 2023

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Osteoarthritis

New Noninvasive Light-Based Device Could Help Diagnose Osteoarthritis Early

August 21, 2023

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COVID-19

After a Year in the White House, BU Infectious Diseases Expert Shares Lessons about Pandemic Response

August 1, 2023

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AI and Hypertension

New Artificial Intelligence Program Could Help Treat Hypertension

June 6, 2023

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Nutrition

Secrets of the Microbiome

May 26, 2023

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Bionic Pancreas

FDA Clears Bionic Pancreas Developed in BU Lab for People with Type 1 Diabetes

May 22, 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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Accolades

BU’s Christopher Chen Elected a National Academy of Inventors Fellow

January 13, 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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Bionic Pancreas

Bionic Pancreas Better for Managing Type 1 Diabetes

September 29, 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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Kilachand Fund

The Kilachand Fund’s Impact on Science’s Biggest Challenges

September 26, 2022

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Brain Health

New BU Center for Brain Recovery Aims to Advance Treatments for Stroke, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s

September 19, 2022

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NEIDL Director

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

September 16, 2022

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COVID-19

BU’s Nahid Bhadelia Joins White House COVID Response Team

July 13, 2022

BU’s Nahid Bhadelia Joins White House COVID Response Team