Finding Non-Opioid Solutions for Low Back Pain
A robotic exosuit trial is the latest research coming out of the BU Physical Therapy Center.
What’s It Like to Be an Infectious Diseases Outbreak Responder?
In a public education event at Boston’s Museum of Science, BU’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases experts empower people to make tough decisions.
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
Pulmonologist Darrell Kotton Is BU’s Innovator of the Year
Regenerative medicine researcher is recognized for his work in pioneering lung disease treatments with stem cell technology and accelerating scientific discovery with open-access resources.
BU Sociologist and Her Students Train as Doulas to Help Inform Research on Pregnancy and Childbirth
Celeste Curington argues these care workers play an important advocacy role, especially in BIPOC communities where “birth is literally a battle.”
Five Years Later, Scientists Study Novids—People Who’ve Never Had COVID
BU infectious diseases doctor and researcher Sabrina Assoumou says so-called “super-dodgers” could teach scientists a lot about the virus.
BU Study Finds Increased Rates of Burnout in LGBTQ+ Physicians
More physicians are experiencing lower professional fulfillment, potentially causing them to leave their careers.
Born with Muscular Dystrophy, Justin Moy Now Seeks to Defeat It
“My life’s goal is to cure my disease, and that’s really what drives me every day,” says the BU PhD candidate.
Brink Bites: BMI Objections, Studying UFOs, and Alcohol’s Impact on College Students
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a study of drinking harms, rethinking obesity diagnoses, and researchers on film.
Bionic Pancreas Company Cofounded by BU Researcher Hits the Nasdaq Stock Market
Another major milestone for Beta Bionics and its iLet device for people with type 1 diabetes that was born in engineer Ed Damiano’s lab.