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Research News

Brink Bites: Robotic Stroke Surgery, Curbing Junk Food Sales, and American Attitudes on Data Center Construction

November 2, 2026

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CTE

Nearly 75 Percent of Former NFL Players Had Brain Disease CTE, According to New Boston University–Led Study

October 28, 2026

Carryl Navalta (from left), a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at BU’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and director of the new child and adolescent integrated behavioral healthcare concentration; Alana Nicker (CAMED’27), a second-year mental health counseling and behavioral medicine student; and Rachel Levy-Bell, a clinical psychologist at Boston Medical Center and director of the master’s program in mental health counseling and behavioral medicine at the medical school.

Mental Health

New BU Child and Adolescent Counseling Program Seeks to Address the Pediatric Mental Health Care Crisis

October 22, 2026

Sisters Monica (left) and Ximena Martinez are happy to travel to Massachusetts from their home in Florida for their Framingham Heart Study checkups. Here, they pose with the sculpture The Fabric of Framingham by Anna Ryan outside study headquarters. Photo courtesy Monica Martinez

Public Health

Framingham Heart Study Research Volunteers Change the World

October 20, 2026

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Sugary Drinks

BU-Developed Afterschool Program That Helps Kids Swap Sugary Drinks for Water Leads to Weight Improvements

October 16, 2026

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Alzheimer's Disease

BU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Receives $24 Million in Fresh Funding

October 15, 2026

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Autism

A Researcher’s Guide to Understanding and Appreciating Neurodivergent Mothers

October 8, 2026

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Health & Medicine

As Flu Season Approaches, BU Launches Flu, COVID Vaccine Clinics for Students, Faculty, Staff

October 8, 2026

Pharmacy Deserts

Pharmacy Closures and Deserts Disproportionately Affect Racial Minority Communities, BU Study Finds

October 7, 2026

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Translational Science

NIH Awards BU Clinical & Translational Science Institute $41 Million in New Funding

October 5, 2026

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Student Health Services

Ask Anything—Anonymously—at Student Health Services’ Sex in the Dark Event

September 28, 2026

Student Life

BU Medical School Students Spent their Summer Volunteering in Malawi and Ghana

September 28, 2026

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Engineering

College of Engineering’s 2026 Catalyst Summit Focused on Decoding Everyday Health

September 22, 2026

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Watch Now

Video: Leaders Among Us—President Gilliam in Conversation with Yvette Cozier

September 21, 2026

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New Appointment

Prominent Women’s Health Researcher and Academic Leader Named Dean of BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

September 17, 2026

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CTE

At Least 25 Percent of Former NFL Players Had CTE When They Died, New Study Suggests

August 25, 2026

Brain Aging

BU-Led Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program Receives $31.5 Million Funding Renewal

July 28, 2026

Mosquitoes

Why do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More than Others?

July 28, 2026

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Sunscreen Safety

US Sunscreens Just Got More Effective. BU Dermatologist Explains Why

July 14, 2026

Football and Health

NFL Players Four Times More Likely to Die of Diseases Like ALS, Dementia, and Parkinson’s, BU Study Finds

July 8, 2026

NFL Players Four Times More Likely to Die of Diseases Like ALS, Dementia, and Parkinson’s, BU Study Finds