BU Researchers Helped Develop the First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies to Treat Sickle Cell Disease
For the tens of thousands of people with sickle cell disease, a group of painful inherited blood disorders, there’s new hope for a cure.
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They Created a More Hygienic Toilet Seat. Here’s the Poop
Benjamin Franklin once said that the only certainties in life are death and taxes, but we might add a third: dirty public bathrooms.
FDA Clears Bionic Pancreas Developed in BU Lab for People with Type 1 Diabetes
The iLet Bionic Pancreas is billed as the “first and only automated insulin-delivery system that determines 100 percent of all insulin doses.”
Announcing Hariri Institute Fellows and Focused Research Program Awards
13 Fellows and Four Focused Research Programs Awarded.
Xin Zhang to Compete for STAT Madness All-Star Award
Xin Zhang, an ENG professor of mechanical engineering, will showcase a metamaterial designed to boost MRI scans at the STAT Breakthrough Summit.
Immune Cells Engineered to Battle Cancer Can Be Turned “On” or “Off”
T cells, a type of white blood cell that defends the body from invaders, can be modified by scientists to attack cancer cells. Researchers at Boston University are developing a way to make this revolutionary cancer treatment safer for patients.
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $4.4M Grant for New Boston University Robotics R&D Facility
This 10-Foot-Long Machine Churns Out 2,000 Face Masks an Hour
A 10-foot-long machine that churns out 2,000 face masks an hour could potentially cater to the double-mask-wearing trend among Americans in fear of new COVID variants. Andre Sharon the director of the Fraunhofer USA Center for Manufacturing Innovation at BU, says that this valuable invention could “bridge the gap between academic research and market needs.” […]
Three Discoveries That Could Impact Diagnosis, Treatment of PTSD and Gulf War Illness
BU and VA scientists are applying machine learning, blood analysis, and genetic sequencing to improve quality of life for veterans