National Institutes of Health

Research News

Brink Bites: BU Health Researchers Win Major NIH Grants; BU Device Named Among Time’s Best Inventions of 2025

Accolades

NIH Honors Two BU Researchers for Exceptionally Creative, High-Impact Science

Memory

Why Do We Remember Some Life Moments—but Not Others?

Brain Health

BU CTE Center Study Ties Contact Sports Head Hits to Brain Damage

Research Accolades

Boston University Receives Major Multimillion Dollar NIH Grant for Women’s Health Research

Health & Medicine

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

Alzheimer’s Disease

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

Low Back Pain

Finding Non-Opioid Solutions for Low Back Pain

CTE

NIH Awards $15M to BU-Led Effort to Diagnose CTE During Life

Hearing Loss

Trouble Hearing in Noisy Places and Crowded Spaces? Researchers Say New BU-Developed Algorithm Could Help Hearing Aid Users

Aphasia

Aphasia Robs Millions of Communication. Boston University Is Helping Them Regain Their Voice

Excess Deaths

More Americans Aged 25 to 44 Are Dying Younger. BU Research Helps Explain Why

Diabetes

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

Research

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

CTE and Ice Hockey

BU Study Finds Longer Ice Hockey Careers Increase Risk of CTE

Research News

Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language

Infectious Diseases

BU’s Leading Home for Infectious Diseases Research to Get Major Upgrade with NIH Grant

CTE Series: Part 1

Searching for Answers—One Brain at a Time

CTE Series: Part 2

Can CTE Be Diagnosed in Life?

CTE Series: Part 3

Research on CTE and Concussions Changed the NFL. Experts Say That’s Not Enough