Boston University

Neurology & Neuroscience

Helen Barbas at her work station

Neurology

New Insights on “Sadness Center” of Primate Brain

January 22, 2018

CTE in teenage brains

CTE

BU-Led Study: CTE May Occur without Concussions

January 18, 2018

Steve Ramirez

Neuroscience

Ramirez Receives 2018 McKnight Award

January 9, 2018

microscopic image of tau tangles

Alzheimer’s Disease

MED Researchers: New Way to Look at Alzheimer’s

November 30, 2017

Aaron Hernandez as an NFL player with the New England Patriots

CTE

Aaron Hernandez’s CTE Worst Seen by BU Experts in a Young Person

November 9, 2017

neurons in the human brain

Neuroscience

The Hardwiring that Makes Us Human

November 1, 2017

Synthetic biology researcher Ahmad "Mo" Khalil, assistant professor of biological engineering at Boston University, and researcher at the Boston University Biological Design Center

Engineering Biology

Shedding Light on a Puzzling Protein Process

October 20, 2017

Robert Reinhart, assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University

Neuroscience

A “Turbo Charge” for Your Brain?

October 10, 2017

Andrew Emili, director of Boston University wide Center for Network Systems Biology (CNSB)

Biology

Andrew Emili Heads New Center for Network Systems Biology

October 3, 2017

Ann McKee and Jonathan Cherry, researchers at the Boston Universtiy

CTE

BU Researchers ID Possible Biomarker for Diagnosing CTE during Life

September 26, 2017

Science of memory researcher Steve Ramirez, assistant professor of brain sciences at Boston University College of Arts and Sciences

Neuroscience

Researcher Comes Back to BU to Work on the Science of Memory

September 26, 2017

A lab in the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering science building at Boston University, which was built to encourage collaboration and foster interdisciplinary science

Kilachand Center

Designing Science

September 14, 2017

Collaborative research at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering

Culture of Science

Same Goals, Different Languages

September 14, 2017

Man in bed with insomnia experiencing a lack of REM sleep

Medicine

Lack of REM Sleep May Increase Dementia Risk

August 23, 2017

Ann McKee, director of BU’s CTE Center

CTE

CTE Found in 99 Percent of Former NFL Players Studied

July 26, 2017

Google Self-driving Car

Computer Science

AI Research Seeks to Grow Trust between Humans and Computers

July 5, 2017

Nancy Kopell, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of Mathematics & Statistics

Neuroscience

Calculating Thought

May 22, 2017

David Boas, Director of Boston University Neurophotonics Center

Photonics

Neurophotonics Center: Advancing Understanding of the Brain

May 12, 2017

Team 8’s Richard Nesbit (from left), Fritz Jolivain, and Brett Moretzky demonstrating the Groove Gloves.

Engineering

Engineering to the Rescue

May 10, 2017

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

New Genetic Variants Associated with Extreme Old Age