Combating Neurological Language Loss
BU centers blend cutting-edge science, therapy, and community in the fight against aphasia
Kamal Sen, Irving Bigio, and More Featured in “Best of The Brink 2025” Inventions List
From soft robots that could make cancer surgery safer to an algorithm that boosts hearing aid performance, how BU research made a difference this year
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng Elected NAI Fellow
“The Uses of Invention”
10 Ways BU Researchers Could Revolutionize Cancer Care
Researchers across Boston University are working on innovative and potentially lifesaving projects that could transform cancer prevention, treatment, and care. We picked 10 that bring hope for the future.
Terry Ellis Featured in “You Are Why” Campaign for Parkinson’s Research
Irving Bigio Featured in “You Are Why” Campaign for Skin Cancer Detection
By collaborating across disciplines, we’ve pioneered cutting-edge technology, biomedical marvels, and new ways of thinking in data science, the humanities, health, and more. When we work together our impact is greater—on behalf of those living with Parkinson’s, skin cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other diseases.
Forecasting Recovery: CBR Faculty Awarded $3.2M NIH Grant
Center for Brain Recovery (CBR) faculty members Drs. Archana Venkataraman and Swathi Kiran have been awarded a $3.2M NIH grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to develop computational tools that will predict language recovery in people with post-stroke aphasia.
BU Autism Expert Says Research Hasn’t Confirmed Tylenol Link
White House had urged pregnant women to avoid the pain medicine acetaminophen for themselves, children
Autism is on the rise: what’s really behind the increase? With Helen Tager-Flusberg
Disentangling Behavior: Cognition and Movement
A groundbreaking study explores the interplay of neural dynamics