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Aphasia

Aphasia Robs Millions of Communication. Boston University Is Helping Them Regain Their Voice

April 7, 2025

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Mental Health

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

March 28, 2025

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Youth Anxiety

Why Are Kids Struggling with Anxiety More than Ever?

September 5, 2024

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Sex and COVID

Having COVID-19 and Long COVID Can Impact Women’s Sex Lives

January 23, 2024

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Parkinson’s

Can We Fight Back against Parkinson’s Disease? These Research Volunteers Hope So

January 5, 2024

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Suicide

Why Are US Suicide Rates So High? And Can More Deaths Be Prevented?

December 8, 2023

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Mental Health

10 Tips to Help You through Finals Season

December 7, 2023

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Wellness

Break Time? De-stress at the Student Wellbeing Experience

December 5, 2023

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Suicide

BU Researchers Identify Brain Marker Indicating Future Suicide Risk

May 15, 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

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2022 in Review

Best of The Brink 2022: 10 Amazing Discoveries and Mind-Blowing Facts

December 12, 2022

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Optimism

Is Optimism the Secret to a Long Life?

November 30, 2022

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Addiction Treatment

How Racism and Bias Influence Substance Use and Addiction Treatment

August 22, 2022

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Mental Health

Making Psychedelic Therapy Accessible to Underserved Communities

August 2, 2022

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Self-Care

Self-Care: 5 Tips on Where to Start

July 20, 2022

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School Shootings

How Should Teachers and Parents Talk about the Uvalde School Shooting with Their Children?

May 25, 2022

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Cognitive Health

Living Near Greenery Could Give You a Brain Boost—and Reduce Dementia Risk

May 4, 2022

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Health & Medicine

Helping Autistic Survivors of Sexual Assault

April 27, 2022

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COVID Winter Blues

How to Overcome the Winter Blues amid COVID Uncertainty

January 25, 2022

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Transgender Health

How Does Testosterone Therapy Change the Voices of Transgender Men?

November 15, 2021

How Does Testosterone Therapy Change the Voices of Transgender Men?