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What Causes Osteoarthritis? BU Researchers Win $46 Million Grant to Pursue Answers and Find New Treatments

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National Institute on Aging award to support research that aims to reduce need for knee and hip replacement surgeries.    

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They Served Their Country. Now, They’re Serving Their Fellow Veterans.

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Two veterans turned Boston University researchers are studying PTSD to find better treatments for their former comrades.            

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A Saliva Test for Soldiers, Athletes, and Others Aims to Predict Performance

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BU engineer to lead $17.7 million DARPA project analyzing biomarkers to assess readiness for physically and mentally challenging tasks.

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Young Amateur Athletes at Risk of CTE, BU Study Finds

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After studying the brains of more than 150 contact sports participants—mostly football, soccer, and ice hockey—who had died under age 30, more than 40 percent of them showed signs of the degenerative brain disease, including the first American woman soccer player to be diagnosed.

Tagged: BUMC, CAMED, cognitive development, CTE, disease, exercise, football, health, neurology, neuroscience, News, research, soccer, sports, veterans

New Noninvasive Light-Based Device Could Help Diagnose Osteoarthritis Early

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Knee and other joint cartilage health could be assessed with click of a button; may help prevent further damage—and painful joint replacement surgery.

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