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A photo of cells infected with the novel coronavirus glowing green under blue light

Coronavirus in the Lab

BU NEIDL Scientists Can “See the Enemy,” Making Headway on COVID-19 Research

April 6, 2020

A photo of BU NEIDL virologist Robert Davey

Coronavirus Pandemic

Live Coronavirus Research Gets Underway at BU NEIDL

March 19, 2020

Photo of blue suits hanging up in a lab at BU's NEIDL.

Coronavirus Outbreak

BU NEIDL Scientists Join International Coronavirus Research Effort

March 2, 2020

Opioid Crisis

Tracking the Path of the Opioid Crisis

February 18, 2020

Packs of JUUL e-cigarettes on a display shelf focused on a pack of Menthol flavored vape package.

Health & Medicine

Why Is Menthol So Addictive to Vapers?

December 3, 2019

Portrait of 2019 Boston University Innovator of the Year, Weining Lu, Associate Professor of Medicine.

Translational Research

Weining Lu, Kidney Researcher, Named BU Innovator of the Year

November 14, 2019

Angela Pitter (ENG'86) receives a check for $10,000 for her pitch for Trella Technologies, a horizontal plant-training system, during the 3rd Annual Cannabis Startup Competition

Innovation

System to Grow Cannabis Indoors More Easily Wins BU Start-Up Competition

November 11, 2019

First Lady Melania Trump meets pediatric doctors and nurses as she tours the Boston Medical Center Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with BMC President and CEO Kate Walsh and US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.

Addiction

Melania Trump Visits Opioid-Exposed Infants at BMC

November 6, 2019

a man lights a joint with a lighter in the dark.

Fertility

Male Marijuana Use Might Double the Risk of Partner’s Miscarriage

October 16, 2019

Domenic Esposito posing with spoons

Addiction

Sculptor Domenic Esposito’s FDA Spoon Comes to BU

October 9, 2019

mother and child illustration

Addiction

Strengthening the Parent-Child Bond in the Face of Addiction

October 8, 2019

Scientific illustration of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), otherwise known as Nightmare Bacteria.

Superbugs

Superbug detector is first diagnostic to launch from CARB-X

September 24, 2019

Packages of Juul e-cigarette products are seen on display at a smoke shop.

Vaping

Mass. Governor Baker Orders Ban on All Vaping Products and Declares Public Health Emergency

September 24, 2019

Cloud of smoke against a black background

Vaping

CDC Bias Against E-Cigarettes Is Putting Kids’ Lives At Risk, Says BU Researcher

August 28, 2019

a health worker administers medication to a person in the Congo

Ebola

“It Was Like a Miracle,” BU NEIDL Researcher Says of Powerful New Ebola Treatments

August 15, 2019

A bottle of generic Buprenorphine HCI Sublingual tablets

Addiction

Why Making Buprenorphine Opioid-Based Medication Available without a Prescription Could Save Lives

July 11, 2019

Mattio looks at plants at a Dispensary in Seattle

Drugs

Jobs in the Emerging Cannabis Industry: Life on a New Frontier

February 5, 2019

a man uses a vape

Science & Technology

Vaping Slows Wound Healing Just as Much as Smoking

January 17, 2019

marijuana in jars

Health & Medicine

Recreational Marijuana: “Wonderful Thing” or “Major Health Risk”?

October 25, 2018

An illustration depicting terriers holding hands

University News

Students’ FAQs about BU’s “Good Samaritan” Approach

October 22, 2018

Students’ FAQs about BU’s “Good Samaritan” Approach