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Infectious Diseases

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.

Fungus

A New Drug-Resistant Fungus Is Spreading in Hospitals. Is It The Last of Us in Real Life?

March 28, 2023

From left, Oliver McRae, Lena Dubitsky and James "Jacy" Bird, an ENG associate professor have been studying what bubbles can teach us about how microplastics, viruses, and bacteria aerosolize. Bird just put out a paper on his findings. The team worked in the lab, Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Photo by Jake Belcher. Three people stand in a lab setting with highspeed cameras and other technical equipment setup nearby.

Bubbles

New Bubble Popping Theory Could Help Track Ocean Pollution and Viruses

March 9, 2023

Nipah viruses binding receptors on human cells, an initial stage of Nipah infection. A newly emerging bat-borne virus that causes acute respiratory illness and severe encephalitis, 3D illustration. Large orange balls with spikes surrounding them attach to tree-like structures sticking up off of a large sphere.

Emerging Pathogens

BU Researchers Join $100 Million Effort to Fight Future Deadly Pathogens

February 17, 2023

Photo: Overhead shot of two rapid covid tests laying on a light blue background. One test is positive and the other is negative.

Public Health

Are You a Novid—Someone Who’s Never Had COVID? Science Has Some Clues Why

January 23, 2023

Image: Digital renderings of mutations on the spike protein that coronavirus uses to attach to human cells. The top of a blue sphere contains and large cluster of pink and dark blue balls.

COVID-19

NEIDL Researchers Discover New SARS-CoV-2 Weak Spot—Which Could Inspire Improved Vaccines

January 11, 2023

Collage: (From left to right, top down) Photo: Bruce Willis at a speaking engagement wearing a blue collared shirt with a white undershirt, Photo of BU Medical student, Molly Jia Yong Zhao gives a flu shot to a patient during a clinic on September 29, 2020, vector illustration of a brain pixelating and dissolving from left to right, and Photo of Clinical Assistant Professor in Health Science, Hagere Yilma, posing for a photo. A Black woman with shoulder-length black hair styled in a twist-out hairstyle wearing a black, tunic-style blouse stands in front of a brick wall and smiles to the camera.

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

Photo: Overhead shot of a selection of reproductive health supplies including:pills, diaphragm, condoms, vaginal ring, IUD, implant, dmpa, emergency contraception, and contraceptive pills. All the supplies lie on a lie background.

Birth Control

A New Breed of Nonhormonal Birth Control

November 30, 2022

Photo: Exterior of the NEIDL building. A large, beige building with blue windows is shown behind an iron fence on a sunny day.

COVID-19

BU Responds to NIH Funding Clarification Request after False Stories about NEIDL’s COVID Work

November 4, 2022

An exterior photo of BU NEIDL

Public Health

NEIDL Researchers Refute UK Article about COVID Strain

October 17, 2022

BU Medical student, Molly Jia Yong Zhao gives a flu shot to a patient during a clinic on September 29, 2020 Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Coronavirus

Can You Get the New COVID-19 Booster at the Same Time as a Flu Shot?

October 4, 2022

Photo of green and orange gliding tree frogs swarming on leaves against a black background.

Research in Photos

From Lovesick Frogs to Music-Making to Mouse Memories, Photo Contest Shows Stunning Breadth of BU Research

September 27, 2022

Photo of Dr. Nancy Sullivan of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases discussing Ebola research with President Barack Obama as NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell look on.

NEIDL Director

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

September 16, 2022

Photo of Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, the 19th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. She stands with arms crossed and wears a bright red blazer and white blouse.

CDC Reform

POV: Four Reforms for a Renewed CDC

August 25, 2022

Wide photo of Uwe Beffert’s cell biology class September 2, 2021 in Morse Auditorium, when masking, but not social distancing, was required. The auditorium is two levels: the bottom floor has gray-blue chairs and carpeting, and the second level has black, wooden benches. The space is airy and light, and the bottom is filled with students holding notes and laptops on their laps as they look towards the front, where the lecturer, in a black jacket, is standing in front of a podium.

COVID-19

BU’s Mask and Vaccination Mandates Prevented Spread of COVID in Classes, Research Finds

August 8, 2022

Infectious Diseases

Monkeypox Cases—and Concern—Climbing

August 3, 2022

Photo taken from behind as White woman holds a Covid-19 Rapid At home test in her two hands. The back of the women's head is blurred. The test is a small white piece of plastic with lines on it.

COVID-19

As the Omicron BA.5 Variant Spreads, BU Infectious Diseases Expert Says It’s Time to Dial Up Protective Measures

July 18, 2022

Portrait of Dr. Nahid Bhadelia leaning against a brick building. A tan woman with long black hair wearing a light blu pantsuit ensemble leans against a brick wall

COVID-19

BU’s Nahid Bhadelia Joins White House COVID Response Team

July 13, 2022

Image: Vector isometric illustration of the USA map made up of many people in a large crowd shape. People are made up of various colors and a few stragglers are seen outside the shape here and there.

Antiracism

Data Gaps for Race and Ethnicity Are Holding Back Antiracism Efforts, New Report Says

June 22, 2022

Photo of a Black toddler with brown curly hair smiling from underneath their mask as a doctor puts a bandaid on their arm after giving them a vaccine. The baby wears a green shirt and sits on a doctor's table. The doctor is a youngish AAPI woman will a long, brown ponytail wearing a white doctor's coat and face mask. Doctor's office equipment is seen blurred behind them.

COVID-19 Vaccines

COVID-19 Vaccine for Children under Five Approved. Here’s What Parents Should Know

June 20, 2022

COVID-19 Vaccine for Children under Five Approved. Here’s What Parents Should Know