Bionic Pancreas Passes Critical Science Hurdle
The Story, and the Science, behind BU’s COVID-19 Dashboard BU scientists are “all hands on deck” supporting a one-of-a-kind system comprising custom software, real-time campus network modeling, contact tracing, and case cluster management On August 17, Boston University began posting the results of its university-wide coronavirus testing program on a public-facing dashboard. Visitors to the […]
Live Coronavirus Research Gets Underway at BU’s NEIDL
Live Coronavirus Research Gets Underway at BU’s NEIDL Virologist Robert Davey will screen thousands of drugs for effectiveness against COVID-19 infection Scientists at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), led by microbiologist Robert Davey, this week started suiting up to conduct research on live samples of the novel coronavirus, the first team in […]
Your Dentist, and Robot, Will See You Now
Your Dentist, and Robot, Will See You Now Goldman Dental School embraces digital dentistry, with robots, 3-D, and more The robotic arm with a drill for a finger hovers over the patient in the dental chair. The arm extends from a white machine, called Yomi, that’s as tall as Andrew Henry’s chest and as wide […]
POV: World Series Umpires Did Not Have World-Class Performances This Year
POV: World Series Umpires Did Not Have World-Class Performances This Year Players and fans deserve better behind home plate The results are in. Less than a month after the Washington Nationals won the 2019 World Series, new data reveal that the Major League Baseball umpires collectively missed almost 9 percent of ball-strike calls in the […]
Deep Sleep Gives Your Brain a Deep Clean
Deep Sleep Gives Your Brain a Deep Clean Slow-wave activity during dreamless slumber helps wash out neural detritus Why sleep has restorative—or damaging—effects on cognition and brain health has been an enduring mystery in biology. Researchers think cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may flush toxic waste out, “cleaning” the brain and studies have shown that garbage clearance […]