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Healthcare Technologies

Photo: David M. Center, MD (from left), Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE and Terry Keane, PhD pose for a photo on October 1, 2026. Photo by Mike Cohea

Translational Science

NIH Awards BU Clinical & Translational Science Institute $41 Million in New Funding

October 5, 2026

PHOTO: Ed Damiano of Beta Bionics has silvery hair wearing a black t-shirt in a lab office. He's leaning on is left side against a wall with a welcoming casual smile. Photo by Cydney Scott Boston University Photography

Research News

Brink Bites: Major Grant Advances BU Imaging Facilities; BU-Developed Invention Funds Endowed Professorship

September 18, 2026

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Autism

New Video Game Could Help Reveal How People with Autism Perceive the World

September 11, 2026

Innovation

Biomedical Engineer Wilson Wong Is Boston University’s Innovator of the Year

May 5, 2026

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Research News

Brink Bites: Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Foundation Grant to BU, Widowed Men Have Higher Depression Risk than Women

April 21, 2026

Retinal Disease

Could a Retinal Prosthesis Restore Sight for People with Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

April 14, 2026

Awards

Boston University Biomedical Engineer Ji-Xin Cheng Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

February 25, 2026

Photo: BU researchers simulated a childhood medical emergency, and how technology might improve care, with New Haven, Conn. responders (l-r) Stephine Jones, Jacob Strickland, Aaron West, and Yale pediatrics professor Mark Cicero. Photo courtesy of Tehnaz Boyle/Yale University/American Medical Response

Pediatric Health

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Emergency Responders Save Children?

February 5, 2026

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Research

Best of The Brink 2025: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Impactful Ideas from Boston University Researchers

December 16, 2025

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Down Syndrome

How BU Research Is Helping Infants with Down Syndrome Take Steps Toward Independence

December 8, 2025

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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

10 Ways BU Researchers Could Revolutionize Cancer Care

November 14, 2025

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Antimicrobial Resistance

WHO Reports 40 Percent Jump in Antibiotic-Resistant Infections; BU-Based Nonprofit Leads the Fight Back

October 24, 2025

Photo: Miguel Jimenez, an engineer at BU, looking into a microscope while wearing a lab coat and safety glasses.

Synthetic Biology

BU Engineer Builds Next-Gen Sensors with Mix of Living Cells and Tiny Electronics

October 23, 2025

Photo: A portrait of Christopher Chen, an Asian man wearing a button up shirt posing against a gold background. He smiles for the photo.

Accolades

BU Biomedical Engineer Christopher Chen Elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 20, 2025

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Innovation

Two BU-Created Inventions Are Named “World Changing Ideas”

October 2, 2025

Student Research

Research Program Helps Bridge the Opportunity Gap for Young Engineers

September 8, 2025

Health & Medicine

Curing Heart Attacks, Replacing Diseased Organs—Christopher Chen Is Engineering a Healthier Future

July 23, 2025

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Alzheimer’s Disease

What a Newly Approved Blood Test Means for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s

June 16, 2025

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Low Back Pain

Finding Non-Opioid Solutions for Low Back Pain

May 21, 2025

Finding Non-Opioid Solutions for Low Back Pain