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Pioneering Research from Boston University

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March 1, 2024

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Listen Now

What Is Language and How Does It Evolve?

March 1, 2024

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February 23, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

The Secrets of Living to 100

February 21, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”

February 21, 2024

Photo: This image shows microglia and astrocytes, components of our brain's immune system, in the heat of battle against those beta-amyloid protein plaques, the drivers of the concatenation of events presented above. Being able to study them at this level of detail will allow us to better understand the pathology and, hopefully in the near future, to develop effective therapies against the origin of the disease. Image taken with reflection confocal and/or scanning spectral fluorescence microscope LEICA Stellaris 8. Objective: HCX PL APO 63x/1.30 Glyc W.D. 0.30 mm. Composite made from 43 Z-planes with LASX 3D software and post-processed with FIJI.

Aging Reimagined

Can We Find a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease?

February 21, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

How to Save for Retirement—and Why Most of Us Haven’t (or Can’t) Save Enough

February 21, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

10 Things to Do in Your 20s to Help Ensure You’ll Enjoy Your 80s

February 21, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

The Ingredients of Unequal Aging: Housing, Income, and Health

February 21, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

Their Second Acts

February 21, 2024

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Aging

Aging Reimagined

February 21, 2024

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February 20, 2024

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Accolades

Three BU Scholars Receive 2024 Sloan Research Fellowships

February 20, 2024

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February 13, 2024

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Expert Take

Permanently Expanding the Child Tax Credit Can Make Generational Change

February 13, 2024

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February 12, 2024

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Awards

BU Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Daniel Roh Receives Emerging Leader Award for Research in Aging

February 12, 2024

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February 9, 2024

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Clownfish

Clownfish: Studying their Complex Lives and Anemone Homes

February 9, 2024

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February 8, 2024