US Sunscreens Just Got More Effective. BU Dermatologist Explains Why
Michael Kwa calls approval of new ingredient, bemotrizinol, exciting for safety.
Boston University-Based Biopharmaceutical Accelerator Boosts New Drugs’ Chances of Success, Study Finds
CARB-X-backed novel therapeutics to combat antimicrobial resistance are nearly five times more likely to reach clinical development.
WHO Joins Forces with BU Center on Forced Displacement to Help Vulnerable Populations at Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance
Collaboration will study link between environmental pollution and drug-resistant infections among refugees and asylum seekers.
WHO Reports 40 Percent Jump in Antibiotic-Resistant infections; BU-Based Nonprofit Leads the Fight Back
CARB-X, an antibiotics research accelerator, is helping bring new medicines, vaccines, and tests to clinics worldwide.
More Americans Aged 25 to 44 Are Dying Younger. BU Research Helps Explain Why
School of Public Health researcher coleads study that finds sharp increase in excess deaths largely due to drug overdoses, alcohol use, traffic accidents, and homicides.
Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers
Highlights from a year of BU research, from an AI program that can predict Alzheimer’s disease to an ancient Egyptian treasure.
How ARPA-H Is Accelerating Funding in Biomedical, Medicine, and Health Research—and How BU’s Scientists Can Benefit
A deputy director from the President Biden–founded Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is visiting BU to discuss support for “high-risk, high-payoff” projects .
E-Cigarette Brands Are Skirting the Rules about Health Warning Labels on Instagram, Study Finds
Using AI, BU researchers found that the vast majority of social media posts didn’t include health labels warning of the harms of flavored nicotine.
A New Type of RNA Could Revolutionize Vaccines and Cancer Treatments
An accidental discovery turned into an unexpected success, when a team of interdisciplinary BU researchers created a new and improved COVID vaccine.
Getting Their Hands Dirty in the Lab – and in the Charles River
Undergraduate students are studying antibiotic-resistant bacteria collected from the Charles to find out if lab work is right for them.