Boston University

Cancer

BU biomedical engineers Ji-Xin Cheng (left) and Lu Lan (right) monitor a tablet that displays AcouStar breast cancer tumor lumpectomy guidance to surgeons.

Biomedical Engineering

Breast Cancer Beacon

October 16, 2018

John Ngo, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University

Biology

Turning Cells On and Off

July 2, 2018

Cancer

Ejaculation Changes Prostate Tissue, Lowering Cancer Risk

June 19, 2018

Avi Spira

Cancer

BU and Johnson & Johnson Innovation Team Up to Fight Lung Cancer

June 6, 2018

Obesity may be associated with an increased risk of progression, recurrence, and death for specific types of cancer.

Obesity

Obese Patients Underrepresented in Cancer Clinical Trials

May 1, 2018

Julie Palmer, professor of epidemiology at BUSPH. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Julie Palmer Picked for Breast Cancer Leadership Position

April 27, 2018

Assistant Professor Wilson Wong (BME).

Engineering Biology

Upgrading the Immune System to Fight Cancer

April 27, 2018

Woman getting mammogram

Cancer

NIH Awards $8.6M to BU Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute and Colleagues

December 11, 2017

The blood vessel on the chip

Engineering Biology

Why Blood Vessels Leak

December 6, 2017

Biology

Avrum Spira Leads “Stand Up to Cancer” Dream Team

November 1, 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

graphic showing the prostate gland and a prostate cancer care team

Cancer

Shipley Center Website Offers Prostate Cancer Facts for Patients

September 19, 2017

Cancer Researcher Avrum Spira, a professor of medicine, pathology, and laboratory medicine at Boston University School of Medicine

Medicine

Researcher Receives Entrepreneur Award from American Thoracic Society

June 26, 2017

Illustration about innovative breast tumor imaging research

Cancer

Breast Cancer Research

June 16, 2017

Quantum dots glow different colors under UV light depending on their size. Dennis and her colleagues are developing dots that will respond to deep red and near-infrared light—same idea, not as pretty.

Nanotechnology

What Are Quantum Dots?

June 5, 2017

illustration symbolizing the effect of dioxins and other toxic chemical chemical carcinogens in the environment that cause breast cancer

Research

Dioxins Point to Targets for Treating Breast Cancer

April 24, 2017

Black Woman Health Disparities illustration

Disease

Too Many Black Women Die from Breast Cancer. Why?

April 24, 2017

Illustration symbolizing breast cancer research using zebrafish

Public Health

Zebrafish Cancer Genetics Illuminate Human Breast Cancers

April 24, 2017

Illustration of hands holding the body of a woman symbolizing the help of patient navigators for underserved women with breast cancer

Health & Medicine

Patient Navigators Improve Delivery of Care for Breast Cancer Patients

April 24, 2017

Illustration symbolizing noninvasive biomedical imaging of breast tumors

Research

Wearable Windows into Breast Tumors

April 24, 2017

Wearable Windows into Breast Tumors