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Pharmacology & Toxicology

a photo collage featuring studio photos of all 13 members of the team of Boston University researchers all posing in front of black backdrops in various poses.

Environmental Justice

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

October 27, 2021

A child gets a malaria vaccination at Yala Sub-County hospital, in Yala, Kenya

Infectious Diseases

Malaria Vaccine—the First Ever to Immunize against a Parasitic Infection—Gets Green Light from WHO

October 7, 2021

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Breast Cancer

Does Using Hair Relaxers Cause Higher Breast Cancer Risk for Black Women?

June 9, 2021

In this November 2019 photo, Charles Flagg, who has Alzheimer's disease, sits for an infusion while participating in a study on the drug aducanumab at Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I. Biogen says it can slow the decline of Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia.

Alzheimer’s Disease

FDA Approves First Alzheimer’s Treatment in 18 Years. Now What?

June 7, 2021

Anna Honko mixes the nanosponges with live SARS-CoV-2 virus and lung cells at the NEIDL, evaluating how well the nanosponges can deter the novel coronavirus from infecting lung cells

Infectious Diseases

Where Is COVID Research Going Next?

March 26, 2021

eople in cars line up to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from healthcare workers at a drive-thru site on January 13, 2021 in The Villages, Florida.

COVID-19 Vaccine

While COVID Vaccine Supplies Are Limited, Should Anyone Be Getting a Second Dose?

January 19, 2021

Hands wearing latex gloves load a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. One of the gloves has a photo of Boston University Charles River Campus superimposed on it.

COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID Vaccines Arrive at BU: Everything You Need to Know

January 14, 2021

BMC staff receive shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine

The COVID-19 Vaccines: Everything You Need to Know

December 16, 2020

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Veterans' Health

Three Discoveries That Could Impact Diagnosis, Treatment of PTSD and Gulf War Illness

November 10, 2020

A photo of a needle in front of a sign that reads "Biotech Pfizer"

COVID-19 Vaccine

What Does Pfizer’s Vaccine News Mean for the Coronavirus Pandemic?

November 10, 2020

A photo of a doctor in a white lab coat and blue gloves holding up a capped syringe

Vaccine Race

Does Russia Really Have an Effective Coronavirus Vaccine?

August 14, 2020

Using photolysis—a process by which molecules are broken down by light—BU engineers found they could temporarily weaken MRSA’s defenses enough to make it vulnerable again to several conventional antibiotics

Antibiotic Resistance

Why Phototherapy Will Be the Next Frontier in Combating Antibiotic Resistance

May 21, 2020

A photo of researchers working with COVID-19 in the NEIDL labs

Decoding COVID-19

BU NEIDL Scientists Featured in NOVA’s Special Coronavirus Episode

May 14, 2020

Coronavirus Research

BU Scientists Awarded $1.9 Million to Accelerate Coronavirus Research

May 13, 2020

A photo of cells infected with the novel coronavirus glowing green under blue light

Coronavirus in the Lab

BU NEIDL Scientists Can “See the Enemy,” Making Headway on COVID-19 Research

April 6, 2020

A photo of BU NEIDL virologist Robert Davey

Coronavirus Pandemic

Live Coronavirus Research Gets Underway at BU NEIDL

March 19, 2020

A photo of a panel at a symposium hosted by the School of Public Health on coronavirus

Coronavirus Outbreak

Boston Experts: We Need to Scale Up Coronavirus Testing Now

March 13, 2020

Photo of blue suits hanging up in a lab at BU's NEIDL.

Coronavirus Outbreak

BU NEIDL Scientists Join International Coronavirus Research Effort

March 2, 2020

Portrait of 2019 Boston University Innovator of the Year, Weining Lu, Associate Professor of Medicine.

Translational Research

Weining Lu, Kidney Researcher, Named BU Innovator of the Year

November 14, 2019

Members of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, make their way through concertina wire during a live fire demonstration during Operation Desert Shield.

Veterans

At BU and Beyond, Many Gulf War Veterans Still Suffer from Toxic Wounds

November 8, 2019

At BU and Beyond, Many Gulf War Veterans Still Suffer from Toxic Wounds