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Research Accolades

Meet BU’s Newest AAAS Fellows

January 28, 2021

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CONTACT TRACING

Why “Bidirectional” Contact Tracing Could Drastically Curb Coronavirus Spread—Especially the B-117 Strain

January 21, 2021

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COVID-19 Research

How Coronavirus Damages Lung Cells within Mere Hours

January 11, 2021

Biden Administration

CDC Director Appointee Rochelle Walensky “Won’t Be Susceptible to Political Pressure”

December 8, 2020

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Vaping

Vaping Could Make You 40 Percent More Likely to Get Respiratory Disease

November 23, 2020

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Infectious Diseases

Tonight’s University Lecture: On the Front Lines against COVID in the Lab, Science Will Win

November 17, 2020

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Veterans' Health

Three Discoveries That Could Impact Diagnosis, Treatment of PTSD and Gulf War Illness

November 10, 2020

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Alzheimer’s Disease

Biogen’s New Alzheimer’s Drug Is “Hugely Important,” “One of the Biggest Moments” in 20 Years

November 6, 2020

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Opinion

A Science Editor’s Love Letter to Hope

October 27, 2020

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Natural Sciences

Do Fruit Flies Hold Secrets to Treating Human Diseases?

October 12, 2020

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COVID-19 & Low Blood O2

Three Reasons Why COVID-19 Can Cause Silent Hypoxia

October 8, 2020

A photograph of Constance Duncan, 75, who died of covid-19 in May, was placed by her son, Chris, at the COVID Memorial Project's interfaith memorial service to honor the 200,000 people who died due to coronavirus on the National Mall on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. 20,000 American Flags were placed in the grass to honor those who succumbed to the disease.

DEATH TOLL

Analysis Finds True US Pandemic Death Toll Is Much Higher Than 200,000

October 5, 2020

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University News

Administration Updates COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Category 3

October 5, 2020

President Donald Trump speaking at at a "Make America Great Again" campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Duluth, Minnesota, on September 30, 2020.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

President Trump Has COVID-19. BU Scientists Say There Could Be a Large Cluster in the White House

October 2, 2020

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Parenting

How to Parent during a Pandemic

September 29, 2020

Photo of Renata Mukai (MED’23) getting a flu shot from Sara Khattab (MED’24) during last week’s flu clinic at the Medical Campus. Khattab wears scrubs and both wear blue face masks.

Public Health

Get Your Flu Shot. It’s Mandatory This Year

September 29, 2020

CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

In Deadly COVID-19 Lung Inflammation, BU Researchers Discover a Culprit in NFkB Pathway

September 24, 2020

CTE & Sleep Disorder

CTE, Contact Sports Play Linked to REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

September 16, 2020

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CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

What Sets Off Deadly Levels of Lung Inflammation in Some COVID-19 Patients?

September 8, 2020

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COVID SURVEILLANCE

The Story, and the Science, behind BU’s COVID-19 Dashboard

August 27, 2020

The Story, and the Science, behind BU’s COVID-19 Dashboard