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Photo: A senor, Black woman wearing a light blue shirt, tan cardigan, and black pants, has a look of pain on her face as she clutches her chest in her kitchen.

Racism

Experiencing Racism Increases Black Women’s Heart Disease Risk, BU Research Finds

March 1, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Lincoln Struggled with Depression. What We Can Learn from It Today

February 27, 2023

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, file photo, Bruce Willis attends the "Motherless Brooklyn" premiere during the 57th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, in New York. People in Mississippi’s capital city are being told to expect downtown street closures and explosions for the filming of an action movie that stars Willis. A bank heist movie called “A Day to Die” has been filming in Jackson in April 2021, with Willis shooting scenes in several places, including a street outside the Governor’s Mansion. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Dementia

What Now for Bruce Willis after Actor’s Recent Dementia Diagnosis?

February 17, 2023

Nipah viruses binding receptors on human cells, an initial stage of Nipah infection. A newly emerging bat-borne virus that causes acute respiratory illness and severe encephalitis, 3D illustration. Large orange balls with spikes surrounding them attach to tree-like structures sticking up off of a large sphere.

Emerging Pathogens

BU Researchers Join $100 Million Effort to Fight Future Deadly Pathogens

February 17, 2023

Photo: Philadelphia Eagles' C.J. Gardner-Johnson catches a pass during practice at the NFL football team's training facility, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. A Black man wearing a dark green and white Eagles' football uniform and helmet catches a football in his hands.

CTE

BU Finds CTE in Nearly 92 Percent of Ex-NFL Players Studied

February 7, 2023

Patrons place sports bets at kiosks at Encore Boston Harbor casino, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Everett, Mass. Massachusetts sports fans who want to wager on their favorite teams are finally getting their chance as the state kicks off sports betting at casinos in the state beginning Tuesday, Jan. 31. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Mental Health

Massachusetts Sports Betting Is Here. Will More Gambling Addiction Follow?

February 2, 2023

Photo: Faculty & Staff Assistance Office employees, Colleen McGuire (left) Sarah Henderson (center), and Karen Brouhard(right) smile and pose for a photo. Three white women wearing (from left) glasses and a light blue floral blouse and black pants, a dark blue summer dress, and a red orange blouse and beige pants.

Mental Health

Faculty & Staff Assistance Office: a Valuable Resource for BU Employees and Their Families

January 27, 2023

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Maternal Health

A Mother Charged with Killing Her Children: A Possible Explanation for the Unthinkable

January 26, 2023

Photo: People attending a vigil outside Monterey Park City Hall, blocks from the Star Ballroom Dance Studio on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Monterey Park, Calif. A group of Asian women are seen mourning and crying at a vigil. At front, one Asian woman covers her face as she cries, as two masked women comfort her on either side.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Again and Again. Mass Shootings Continue Unabated in the United States

January 26, 2023

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Gas stoves

Should You Replace Your Gas Stove?

January 26, 2023

Photo: Overhead shot of two rapid covid tests laying on a light blue background. One test is positive and the other is negative.

Public Health

Are You a Novid—Someone Who’s Never Had COVID? Science Has Some Clues Why

January 23, 2023

Diagnosis - HPV. Medical concept with pills, injection, stethoscope, cardiogram and a syringe.

Student Health

Sexual Health: What You Need To Know About the HPV Vaccine

January 20, 2023

Behavior Change

How to Help People Break a Bad Habit (or Start a Good Habit)—Even if They Don’t Want To

January 18, 2023

Photo of Chris Chen, an Asian American man with glasses who wears a blue suit jacket and smiles with his hands in his pockets. He stands in front of a light grey background.

Accolades

BU’s Christopher Chen Elected a National Academy of Inventors Fellow

January 13, 2023

A box containing a pair of over-the-counter Lexie Lumen hearing aids. (Photo by AP Images)

Voices & Opinion

Q&A: BU Deaf Student on the Impact of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

January 13, 2023

Photo of Uwe Beffert’s cell biology class September 2, 2021 in Morse Auditorium. Mask are required indoors, but distancing is not. Students sit in the rows with their notebooks open and look towards Beffert who wears a black jacket and jeans.

University News

Masking “Strongly Recommended” in Crowded Indoor Spaces as COVID, Flu, Other Viruses Surge

January 12, 2023

Image: Digital renderings of mutations on the spike protein that coronavirus uses to attach to human cells. The top of a blue sphere contains and large cluster of pink and dark blue balls.

COVID-19

NEIDL Researchers Discover New SARS-CoV-2 Weak Spot—Which Could Inspire Improved Vaccines

January 11, 2023

Photo: Waist-up view of young boys and girls sitting at child-size desks with eyes closed and arms relaxed during quiet time.

COVID-19

POV: Black Youth and Families Are Being Left Behind as We Return to Normal: A Call for Action

January 6, 2023

Flashing red and blue lights from a police car in the background illuminate a yellow line of tape that reads "Police Line Do Not Cross". It is night time

Gun Violence

Gun Violence Surges Linked to Unseasonably Warm Days

January 6, 2023

Collage: (From left to right, top down) Photo: Bruce Willis at a speaking engagement wearing a blue collared shirt with a white undershirt, Photo of BU Medical student, Molly Jia Yong Zhao gives a flu shot to a patient during a clinic on September 29, 2020, vector illustration of a brain pixelating and dissolving from left to right, and Photo of Clinical Assistant Professor in Health Science, Hagere Yilma, posing for a photo. A Black woman with shoulder-length black hair styled in a twist-out hairstyle wearing a black, tunic-style blouse stands in front of a brick wall and smiles to the camera.

2022 in Review

Best of The Brink 2022: BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories

December 13, 2022

Best of The Brink 2022: BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories