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CTE

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

May 8, 2025

Research

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

December 13, 2024

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Research News

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

November 27, 2024

Veterans

How Can We Better Support the Mental Well-Being of Veterans Returning from Service?

November 5, 2024

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CTE Series: Part 2

Can CTE Be Diagnosed in Life?

October 11, 2024

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CTE Series: Part 4

10 Things BU CTE Center Research Has Taught Us about the Brain Dangers of Contact Sports and Military Service

October 11, 2024

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CTE Series: Part 5

What Is CTE?

October 11, 2024

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CTE Series: Part 1

Searching for Answers—One Brain at a Time

October 11, 2024

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Mental Health

Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers

July 15, 2024

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Brain Injury

BU CTE Center: Lewiston, Maine, Mass Shooter Had Traumatic Brain Injury

March 7, 2024

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Veterans and PTSD

Can Researchers Find Better Treatments for Veterans with PTSD?

November 8, 2023

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CTE and Sports

Young Amateur Athletes at Risk of CTE, BU Study Finds

August 28, 2023

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Suicide

BU Researchers Identify Brain Marker Indicating Future Suicide Risk

May 15, 2023

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Optimism

Is Optimism the Secret to a Long Life?

November 30, 2022

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PTSD

Warning Signs of Early Death Found in Veterans with Severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

November 9, 2022

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Veterans

Why Veterans Remain at Greater Risk of Homelessness

November 9, 2022

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Mental Health

In 20 Years since September 11, Military Suicides Have Risen Sharply. Why?

September 10, 2021

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Veterans' Health

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

November 10, 2020

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

US midfielder Michelle Akers and Brazil's Grazielle lie injured after going up for a header at the Women's World Cup semi-final match between the US and Brazil 04 July, 1999.

CTE

How Does CTE Impact Women? Former Soccer Stars Join the First All-Female CTE Study at BU

July 3, 2019

How Does CTE Impact Women? Former Soccer Stars Join the First All-Female CTE Study at BU