Having COVID-19 and Long COVID Can Impact Women’s Sex Lives
BU study finds long COVID has detrimental effect on sex, is associated with sexual dysfunction in cisgender women
Video Mini Explainer: The Global Problem of Statelessness
Amid a refugee crisis, director of BU Center on Forced Displacement argues for a new approach to helping people not recognized by any country
Can We Fight Back Against Parkinson’s Disease? These Research Volunteers Hope So
Volunteers at a BU neurorehabilitation center are key to two new Parkinson’s treatment breakthroughs: wearable robotics and a music system that help patients walk faster and farther
2023 Was the Hottest Year on Record: Current Climate Action Isn’t Enough to Halt Global Warming
BU energy expert Cutler Cleveland uses data visualizations to show what the US and other nations must do to stop the planet from overheating
Is It COVID-19, a Cold, or the Flu? What to Do When COVID and Flu Cases Surge
A BU infectious diseases expert on how the current surge compares to past pandemic years, whether it’s time to mask again, which symptoms should prompt a test, and what to do if you test positive
US Forest Service’s Dangerous Carbon Disposal Plan Would Foul Our National Forests
Regulation allowing captured carbon to be stored under public land would be ineffective, pose a danger to human and animal health, and destroy trees—our natural carbon storage systems
Why Is the US So Unprepared for Natural Disasters?
New BU School of Social Work researcher Darien Alexander Williams studies how climate change, disaster response, and urban planning intertwine with social justice and racism
BU Researchers Helped Develop the First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies to Treat Sickle Cell Disease
Experts explain how groundbreaking CRISPR- and gene therapy–powered treatments work and how they plan to deliver them to more patients
Can the World Find Agreement on Fighting Climate Change?
Researchers from BU brought their expertise to the global stage at the annual UN climate summit, COP28, in Dubai
Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers
Using AI to treat hypertension, how life begins on the edge of volcanoes, why the UK and US can’t agree on Harry Potter book titles, and other insights from BU researchers