Boston University

Geriatrics & Gerontology

The number of centenarians—people age 100 or older—is growing much faster than the total population.

Genetics

New Genetic Variants Associated with Extreme Old Age

May 8, 2017

People over 65 who sleep longer than nine hours each night may be showing early signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, according to research by Sudha Seshadri, a MED professor of neurology.

Neurology

MED Researchers: Too Much Sleep Could Signal Dementia

May 8, 2017

Mckee

CTE

Brain Trauma and CTE

February 3, 2017

Healthy senior with swimming board

Aging

Biomarker Patterns in Blood Predict Healthy Aging

January 6, 2017

Sudha Seshadri, professor of neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine

Alzheimer’s Disease

New Test for Alzheimer’s Risk?

December 5, 2016

Fall prevention

Medicine

Researching Fall Prevention in HIV Patients

November 30, 2016

elderly couple riding bikes

Geriatrics & Gerontology

Healthy Lifestyle Payoff

October 18, 2016

Drugs and Falls

Aging

Falls, Fractures, and Prescription Drugs

October 4, 2016

Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University College of Engineering

Hearing Sciences

Tuning In

September 29, 2016

Thomas T. Perls, professor of medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine

Aging

Perls Wins Joseph T. Freeman Award

September 21, 2016

MRI images of human brain

Cardiovascular Disease

Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain?

August 11, 2016

Pheidole dentata minor worker ants

Biology

Ants Don’t Get Alzheimer’s

July 11, 2016

A spider-shaped pericyte, seen here in light blue, encircles a capillary, helping maintain the blood-brain barrier

Neurology

Genetic Risk for Stroke

June 30, 2016

Ben Wolozin, professor of pharmacology and neurology at Boston University School of Medicine

Alzheimer’s Disease

Toxic Tau

June 7, 2016

Washington Redskins' John Riggins busts through New England Patriots defensive player Tim Fox early in the first quarter at Foxboro, Mass., Sept. 3, 1978

CTE

CTE Investigators Launch $16 Million Study

June 3, 2016

Richard C. Shipley

Cancer

Trustee Gives $10 Million to Redirect Fight against Prostate Cancer

April 21, 2016

Aging

Aging Too Fast, Too Young

April 19, 2016

Dementia

Aging

Rates of New Dementia Cases May Be Falling

March 4, 2016

Elise Morgan, professor of mechanical engineering at Boston University College of Engineering

Engineering

Bonecrusher

January 22, 2016

Ernest Gonzales, Peter Paul Professor at the Boston University School of Social Work

Aging

Beyond the Barriers to Productive Aging

November 5, 2015

Beyond the Barriers to Productive Aging