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Pioneering Research from Boston University

A teenager takes a hit from vaping e-cigarette blowing a cloud of vapor.

Vaping Crisis

Why Doctors Are Terrified by Sudden Vaping-Related Lung Injuries, Deaths

September 12, 2019

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September 12, 2019

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Neuroscience

How Do You Manipulate a Memory?

September 11, 2019

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September 10, 2019

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September 9, 2019

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Child Psychology

Are Kids Hardwired for Revenge?

September 9, 2019

Emergency Medicine

Your Race May Factor in Which ER an Ambulance Takes You To

September 6, 2019

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September 3, 2019

Mosquito-borne illness

Here’s Everything We Know about the Lethal Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

September 3, 2019

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August 30, 2019

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Accolades

BU Researcher Named National Black Child Development Institute Fellow

August 29, 2019

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August 28, 2019

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Vaping

CDC Bias Against E-Cigarettes Is Putting Kids’ Lives At Risk, Says BU Researcher

August 28, 2019

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August 26, 2019

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Longevity

Optimists Live Longer

August 26, 2019

Accolades

Two BU Researchers Honored by White House

August 23, 2019

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August 21, 2019

Elaine Nsoesie, an SPH assistant professor of global health

Machine Learning

Twitter Data Shows Who Is Hitting the Gym

August 21, 2019

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August 16, 2019

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Mental Health

Transgender College Students Are Up to Four Times as Likely to Experience Mental Health Problems

August 16, 2019

Transgender College Students Are Up to Four Times as Likely to Experience Mental Health Problems