Health

Brain Aging

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

Mosquitoes

Why do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More than Others?

Sunscreen Safety

US Sunscreens Just Got More Effective. BU Dermatologist Explains Why

Football and Health

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

Antibiotic Resistance

Boston University-Led Biopharmaceutical Accelerator Boosts New Drugs’ Chances of Success, Study Finds

Research News

Brink Bites: A Boston Climate Leader and New Oral Cancer Targets

University News

BU Opens Cooling Stations on Charles River Campus as First Heat Wave of the Summer Arrives

Sports Medicine

Would Better Hip Care for Young Female Athletes Prevent Pain and Surgery Later in Life?

Ebola

How Worried Should We Be About the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak?

Infectious Diseases

Measles, Cholera, and Mpox: BU-Based Outbreak Tracker Monitors World’s Most Dangerous Infectious Diseases

Excess Deaths

Why Does the US Have Higher Death Rates than Other Wealthy Nations?

Dental Health

Heart Attack, Stroke, and Dementia Risk May Be Higher for Older People Who Can’t Afford Dental Care

Health & Medicine

Ask an SHS Nurse: Is My Period Supposed to Hurt This Much?

Research News

Brink Bites: Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Foundation Grant to BU, Widowed Men Have Higher Depression Risk than Women

Retinal Disease

Could a Retinal Prosthesis Restore Sight for People with Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

Accolades

Two Boston University Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows

Antibiotic Resistance

WHO Joins Forces with BU Center on Forced Displacement to Help Vulnerable Populations at Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance

Public Health

How Can We Improve Public Health in America?

COVID Vaccines

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

Healthcare

Life as a Third-Year BU Medical Student