Veterans More Likely than General Population to Use All Types of Tobacco Products, Including the Most Harmful
A new study is the first since 2015 to examine differences in tobacco use by product type among military veterans compared to civilians, finding that veterans disproportionately use all commercial tobacco product types, including cigars and cigarettes, which pose a range of serious health risks.
What Are PFAS? And Could Fiber Supplements Help Remove Them from Our Bodies?
BU study suggests common dietary supplement could decrease levels of the forever chemicals.
NIH Awards $15M to BU-Led Effort to Diagnose CTE During Life
New study to look for potential biomarkers of progressive brain disease; former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck among the first to sign up.
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 Can We Better Support the Mental Well-Being of Veterans Returning from Service?
BU researchers Casey Taft and Dawne Vogt are tackling the trauma-related challenges veterans often face with the goal of helping those who’ve sacrificed so much.
CTE: How BU Is Changing the Game
From families donating their loved ones’ brains for study, to scientists racing to achieve diagnosis during life, to researchers trying to make America’s most popular sport safer, Boston University’s CTE Center is a hub for world-leading, cutting-edge research into the devastating neurodegenerative disease.
Accidental Death Rates among US Soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Differ by Age, Gender, and Time Since Deployment
A new study found that car accidents and accidental overdose accounted for the majority of these deaths. Car accidents were highest among military members immediately following their return from deployment, while the highest rates of fatal accidental overdoses occurred later in post-deployment life.
They Served Their Country. Now, They’re Serving Their Fellow Veterans.
Two veterans turned Boston University researchers are studying PTSD to find better treatments for their former comrades.
Young Amateur Athletes at Risk of CTE, BU Study Finds
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.
Why Veterans Remain at Greater Risk of Homelessness
One way to stand up for former service personnel is to advocate for more affordable housing, says BU researcher.