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Wellness

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Cancer Series

With New Technology and Innovative Treatments, BU Cancer Research Is Saving Lives

November 14, 2025

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Cancer Series

How to Help Someone After a Cancer Diagnosis

November 14, 2025

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Cancer Series

Living with Cancer: How BU Programs Help Patients, Students Stay Resilient in the Face of a Life-Changing Diagnosis

November 14, 2025

Mental Health

New BU Research Project Aims to Shift Mental Health Focus Beyond Symptoms to Meaning and Well-Being

November 3, 2025

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Mental Health

National BU-Led Study Finds College Student Mental Health Continues to Improve

October 27, 2025

Mental Health

Can Art Help Doctors Improve Mental Health Care for Non-English Speakers?

June 24, 2025

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Mental Health

BU Researcher Teams Up with Boston’s Fathers’ UpLift to Support Black Men’s Mental Health

March 28, 2025

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LGBTQ Health

BU Study Finds Increased Rates of Burnout in LGBTQ+ Physicians

February 26, 2025

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Diabetes

Bionic Pancreas Company Cofounded by BU Researcher Hits the Nasdaq Stock Market

January 30, 2025

Research News

Brink Bites: BMI Objections, Studying UFOs, and Alcohol’s Impact on College Students

January 24, 2025

Research

Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers

December 13, 2024

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Research News

Brink Bites: From Microscopic Worlds to Cancer Disparities

October 29, 2024

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Mental Health

Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers

July 15, 2024

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Expert Take

Being Open about LGBTQ+ Identities in the Classroom Creates Positive Learning Environments

June 17, 2024

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Dermatology

BU Study Shows a Correlation between Social Media Use and Desire for Cosmetic Procedures

May 2, 2024

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Expert Take

All Americans Deserve a Healthy Diet. Here’s One Way to Help Make That Happen

March 12, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

Their Second Acts

February 21, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”

February 21, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

The Secrets of Living to 100

February 21, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

How to Save for Retirement—and Why Most of Us Haven’t (or Can’t) Save Enough

February 21, 2024

How to Save for Retirement—and Why Most of Us Haven’t (or Can’t) Save Enough