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Aging

A photo of a woman wearing a mask putting her hand up to prevent someone from coming too close

COVID-19 "Ick" Factor

Ew, Gross! Four Ways Disgust Is Shaping the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 16, 2020

Members of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, make their way through concertina wire during a live fire demonstration during Operation Desert Shield.

Veterans

At BU and Beyond, Many Gulf War Veterans Still Suffer from Toxic Wounds

November 8, 2019

MRI scan of a human brain showing blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid pulses during sleep.

Sleep

Are We “Brain Washed” during Sleep?

October 31, 2019

Wille and Sandra Reyes

Gulf War Illness

BU Researcher Makes Debut on Netflix’s New Show

September 23, 2019

Glass of water, half full, against a light blue background.

Longevity

Optimists Live Longer

August 26, 2019

DEMENTIA IN CTE

Five New Answers about the Link between Football, CTE, and Dementia

August 5, 2019

US midfielder Michelle Akers and Brazil's Grazielle lie injured after going up for a header at the Women's World Cup semi-final match between the US and Brazil 04 July, 1999.

CTE

How Does CTE Impact Women? Former Soccer Stars Join the First All-Female CTE Study at BU

July 3, 2019

Law

Observations on Life from a 100-Year-Old BU Alum

June 25, 2019

Aging concept graphic showing the silhouette of a woman's head from little girl to senior woman.

Aging

Framingham Heart Study Will Examine Aging with New $38M Funding

April 17, 2019

Neuroscience

As Memories Fade, Can We Supercharge Them Back to Life?

April 9, 2019

Wendy Coster (left) and Gael Orsmond (right)

Autism

Life after High School

December 3, 2018

A couple sit together

Aging

Marital status associated with dementia risk

May 18, 2018

Virginia Best discusses spatial hearing

Hearing Sciences

Follow Your Ears

March 8, 2018

Ann McKee and Jonathan Cherry, researchers at the Boston Universtiy

CTE

BU Researchers ID Possible Biomarker for Diagnosing CTE during Life

September 26, 2017

People over 65 who sleep longer than nine hours each night may be showing early signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, according to research by Sudha Seshadri, a MED professor of neurology.

Neurology

MED Researchers: Too Much Sleep Could Signal Dementia

May 8, 2017

Mckee

CTE

Brain Trauma and CTE

February 3, 2017

Healthy senior with swimming board

Aging

Biomarker Patterns in Blood Predict Healthy Aging

January 6, 2017

Sudha Seshadri, professor of neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine

Alzheimer’s Disease

New Test for Alzheimer’s Risk?

December 5, 2016

Fall prevention

Medicine

Researching Fall Prevention in HIV Patients

November 30, 2016

Drugs and Falls

Aging

Falls, Fractures, and Prescription Drugs

October 4, 2016

Falls, Fractures, and Prescription Drugs