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Infectious Diseases

Measles, Cholera, and Mpox: BU-Based Outbreak Tracker Monitors World’s Most Dangerous Infectious Diseases

Excess Deaths

Why Does the US Have Higher Death Rates than Other Wealthy Nations?

Dental Health

Heart Attack, Stroke, and Dementia Risk May Be Higher for Older People Who Can’t Afford Dental Care

Research News

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

Intellectual Disabilities

Including People with Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities in Research That Affects Them

Public Health

How Can We Improve Public Health in America?

COVID Vaccines

Big Majority of Young Adults Are Pro-COVID Vaccine, Driven to Protect Themselves and Community, BU Study Finds

Environmental Health

Bringing Cleaner Air to Boston Homes—One Stove at a Time

Fossil Fuels

More Than 46 Million in the US Live Within a Mile of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

Research

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

Cancer Series

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

Cancer Series

10 Ways BU Researchers Could Revolutionize Cancer Care

Accolades

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

Research Accolades

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

PFAS

What Are PFAS? And Could Fiber Supplements Help Remove Them from Our Bodies?

Suicide

Red Sox Player Jarren Duran’s Suicide Attempt Admission Praised by BU Trauma Expert for Helping with Stigma

Pandemics

Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? 5 Reasons to Feel Confident—and 5 to Be Worried

Expert Take

Dismantling USAID and Withdrawing from World Health Organization “Will Cost Lives and Destroy Critical Infrastructure,” Writes BU Global Nutrition Expert

Research News

Brink Bites: Studying Cigarette Restrictions, the Life of a Famed Poet, and Shifting Attitudes Toward Capitalism

Expert Take

A Double Threat to Reproductive Health: Environmental Contaminants and a Lack of Access to Healthcare