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Disease

Infectious Diseases

Monkeypox Cases—and Concern—Climbing

August 3, 2022

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Cancer cells

Stopping Moles from Turning into the Deadliest Type of Skin Cancer

August 2, 2022

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COVID-19

As the Omicron BA.5 Variant Spreads, BU Infectious Diseases Expert Says It’s Time to Dial Up Protective Measures

July 18, 2022

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COVID-19

BU’s Nahid Bhadelia Joins White House COVID Response Team

July 13, 2022

Image: Vector isometric illustration of the USA map made up of many people in a large crowd shape. People are made up of various colors and a few stragglers are seen outside the shape here and there.

Antiracism

Data Gaps for Race and Ethnicity Are Holding Back Antiracism Efforts, New Report Says

June 22, 2022

Photo of a Black toddler with brown curly hair smiling from underneath their mask as a doctor puts a bandaid on their arm after giving them a vaccine. The baby wears a green shirt and sits on a doctor's table. The doctor is a youngish AAPI woman will a long, brown ponytail wearing a white doctor's coat and face mask. Doctor's office equipment is seen blurred behind them.

COVID-19 Vaccines

COVID-19 Vaccine for Children under Five Approved. Here’s What Parents Should Know

June 20, 2022

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Technology Development

BU Ignition Awards–From the Lab to Your Life

June 6, 2022

Image: Electron microscope image of various virions (virus particles) of the monkeypox virus taken from human skin, 2003. Various grey blobs and specks are seen on a clear film.

Monkeypox

How Worried Should We Be about Monkeypox?

May 25, 2022

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CTE in Sports

8 Major Findings and Headlines from BU CTE Researchers in the Past Year

May 24, 2022

Photo of Kevin Outterson, Executive Director, CARB-X and Erin Duffy, CARB-X's chief of research and development standing side by side at CARB-X. Outterson stands to the left with hands in pocket. He wears a navy blazer, jeans, and a light purple collared shirt. Duffy stands with arms crossed to the left wearing a navy blazer and skirt.

Antibiotic Resistance

Can We Prevent Antibiotic Resistance?

May 19, 2022

Photo of a person wearing lavender medical gloves using a small white stick to hold up a small, jelly-like circle that is pink in color from a small glass dish. Presumably this is one of what satellite bio calls "tissue therapeutics."

Technology Development

Biotech Developing “Tissue Therapeutics” to Treat Diseased Organs Launches from BU and MIT Labs

May 6, 2022

Photo of Florian Douam (left) assistant professor, microbiology, and Devin Kenney, a PhD student, posing for a photo at National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories. The both wear white lab coats and stand facing each other with their bodies and heads tilted towards the camera in front of a purple-blue wall. Lab shelves can be seen on either side of them.

COVID-19

Why Do Some People Get Sicker Than Others from COVID?

April 29, 2022

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Long COVID

Researchers Race to Understand Long COVID in National Study

March 18, 2022

Vector illustration of a business person sitting at a desk in the middle of a clear, glass house. /the outside is filled with cartoon vector depictions of the coronavirus

Pandemic vs. Endemic

What Is the Difference between Pandemic and Endemic?

February 9, 2022

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COVID AND PREGNANCY

Placenta May Protect Unborn Babies from COVID-19 during Pregnancy

February 8, 2022

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Vaccines

Could COVID Pandemic and Vaccine Hesitancy Let HPV, Polio, and Measles Return?

January 13, 2022

Social Sciences

How Technology Has Transformed Social and Behavioral Research

December 6, 2021

Screenshot of Kat J. McAlpine, Nahid Bhadelia, and Syra Madad talking via Zoom. All 3 look at the screen with backgrounds blurred. White triangle play button is overlaid.

COVID Boosters

With COVID-19 Booster Shots Recommended for All US Adults, Infectious Disease Experts Weigh In

November 24, 2021

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Innovation

Five Studies Pushing the Limits of Science

November 17, 2021

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Biological Engineering

Behind the Scenes at BU: Microfluidic Devices, Synthetic Biology’s Secret Weapon

November 5, 2021

Behind the Scenes at BU: Microfluidic Devices, Synthetic Biology’s Secret Weapon