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Infectious Diseases

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Self-Amplifying RNA

A New Type of RNA Could Revolutionize Vaccines and Cancer Treatments

September 9, 2024

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COVID-19

COVID-19 Photo Contest Winners Capture Moments of Joy, Sorrow, Meaning in Crisis

May 1, 2024

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Bird Flu

The H5N1 Bird Flu Is a Growing Threat for Farm Animals and Humans—How Serious Is It?

April 26, 2024

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Measles

How Worried Should We Be about US Measles Outbreaks?

March 29, 2024

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Antibiotic Resistance

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

March 6, 2024

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Expert Take

Is COVID-19 Still a Pandemic?

March 4, 2024

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Sex and COVID

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

January 23, 2024

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COVID-19

Is It COVID-19, a Cold, or the Flu? What to Do When COVID and Flu Cases Surge

January 11, 2024

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2023 in Review

Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers

December 11, 2023

Collage: (From left to right, top down) Photo: Philadelphia Eagles' C.J. Gardner-Johnson catches a pass during practice at the NFL football team's training facility, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. A Black man wearing a dark green and white Eagles' football uniform and helmet catches a football in his hands, Photo: A flatlay of the iLet Bionic Pancreas, a bionic pancreas approved at the FDA. The device is a black box with a wire attached with two additional attachments, Photo: An unidentified person standing in a generic store pharmacy holds over the counter medicine in the aisle as they try to make a decision, and Photo: A white hands holds up a petri dish holding the yeast candida auris in a laboratory. a Petri dish with speckles of white dots/fungi is shown.

2023 IN REVIEW

What Were BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories in 2023?

December 11, 2023

Photo: Moderator Louise Ivers (left), Director of Harvard Global Health Institute and Rt. Hon Dame Jacinda Ardern, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand participate in the MassCPR Symposium Pandemic Preparedness at the GSU on November 14, 2023. The annual symposium included US and global leaders to map a unified strategy for global pandemic prepardness. Two women sit in formal attire on a stage in front of a crowd of people.

Pandemic Preparedness

Preventing the Next Pandemic

November 15, 2023

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Performance Testing

A Saliva Test for Soldiers, Athletes, and Others Aims to Predict Performance

October 30, 2023

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Pandemic Response

Video: Unpacking the Push for a Global Pandemic Accord

October 13, 2023

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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

Portrait of Dr. Nahid Bhadelia leaning against a building in front of a window showing a reflection of the Boston skyline.

COVID-19

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

August 1, 2023

Photo: An orange social distancing sign during the COVID-19 pandemic with grape vines at a vineyard in Napa Valley, California. sign reads "Social distancing in the vineyard" in English and Spanish and shows icons to demonstrate being 6 feet away from each other.

COVID-19

Rural Mortality Rose during Year Two of Pandemic, despite Vaccines, New Study Finds

July 11, 2023

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Coronavirus

COVID-19 Is No Longer an Official Emergency. Is That the Right Call?

May 10, 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

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