Disease

COVID Vaccines

Big Majority of Young Adults Are Pro-COVID Vaccine, Driven to Protect Themselves and Community, BU Study Finds

Awards

Boston University Biomedical Engineer Ji-Xin Cheng Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Heart Health

Exercise, Eat Well, Don’t Smoke: 10 Ways the Framingham Heart Study Has Revolutionized Healthcare

CTE and Dementia

CTE Can Cause Dementia, According to New Boston University Study

Research

Best of The Brink 2025: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Impactful Ideas from Boston University Researchers

Research

Best of The Brink 2025: A Selection of BU’s 10 Most-Read, Liked, and Shared Science and Research Stories

Medicine

WHO Decision Recognizing Obesity as a Disease Treatable with GLP-1 Drugs Is “Big Deal,” says BU Endocrinologist

Cancer Series

With New Technology and Innovative Treatments, BU Cancer Research Is Saving Lives

Cancer Series

How to Help Someone After a Cancer Diagnosis

Cancer Series

10 Ways BU Researchers Could Revolutionize Cancer Care

Cancer Series

Living with Cancer: How BU Programs Help Patients, Students Stay Resilient in the Face of a Life-Changing Diagnosis

Research News

Brink Bites: BU Health Researchers Win Major NIH Grants; BU Device Named Among Time’s Best Inventions of 2025

Antimicrobial Resistance

WHO Reports 40 Percent Jump in Antibiotic-Resistant Infections; BU-Based Nonprofit Leads the Fight Back

Accolades

BU Biomedical Engineer Christopher Chen Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Accolades

NIH Honors Two BU Researchers for Exceptionally Creative, High-Impact Science

COVID and Flu

Should You—and Can You—Get a COVID-19 Shot This Fall?

Brain Health

BU CTE Center Study Ties Contact Sports Head Hits to Brain Damage

CTE

NYC Gunman’s Note Referencing NFL Pleads for His Brain to Be Studied for CTE Link

Alzheimer’s Disease

What a Newly Approved Blood Test Means for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s

NEIDL

Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU’s Infectious Diseases Research Hub