Public Health

Gambling

Boston University Researchers to Examine Impact of Legalized Gambling in $2.5M Study

Antimicrobial Resistance

WHO Reports 40 Percent Jump in Antibiotic-Resistant Infections; BU-Based Nonprofit Leads the Fight Back

Tylenol

BU Autism Expert Says Research Hasn’t Confirmed Tylenol Link

Research Accolades

Boston University Receives Major Multimillion Dollar NIH Grant for Women’s Health Research

Wildfires

Death Count for 2025 LA County Wildfires Likely Higher than Records Show, BU Research Finds

Public Health

Americans Are Buying More European Sunscreens. Are They Better Than Domestic Ones?

PFAS

What Are PFAS? And Could Fiber Supplements Help Remove Them from Our Bodies?

Infectious Diseases

Tick-Borne Diseases Risk Increasing Due to Climate Change: What You Need to Know

Infectious Diseases

What’s It Like to Be an Infectious Diseases Outbreak Responder?

Autism

What Causes Autism? And Is There an Autism Epidemic, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says?

Research News

Brink Bites: Tracking Endangered Frogs, Why Concentration Wanders, Studying Kids’ Beliefs

Expert Take

“Everyday Discrimination” Linked to Increased Anxiety and Depression Across All Groups of Americans

Global Health

BU Launches an Open-Source Infectious Diseases Monitoring Tool Powered by AI and Human Experts

Suicide

Red Sox Player Jarren Duran’s Suicide Attempt Admission Praised by BU Trauma Expert for Helping with Stigma

Voices & Opinion

POV: Here’s What’s Wrong with How People Are Using New Anti-Obesity Drugs

Maternal Health

BU Sociologist and Her Students Train as Doulas to Help Inform Research on Pregnancy and Childbirth

Mental Health

BU Researcher Teams Up with Boston’s Fathers’ UpLift to Support Black Men’s Mental Health

Global Health

“It’s Unacceptable”: BU Mathematician Tracks How Many Deaths May Result from USAID, Medicaid Cuts

Bird Flu

How Worried Should You Be About Bird Flu?

Infectious Diseases

Scientists Study People Who Never Had COVID