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Veterans

Veterans

Amid a Brutal War, a Bright Spot

November 7, 2025

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Veterans

BU Researcher Helps Women Veterans Find Their Place After Serving Their Country

November 6, 2025

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PFAS

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

July 10, 2025

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CTE

NIH Awards $15M to BU-Led Effort to Diagnose CTE During Life

May 8, 2025

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Alumni

US Navy to Name Ships for BU Alumna Who Died in Combat in Iraq

February 24, 2025

Research

Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers

December 13, 2024

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Research News

Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language

November 27, 2024

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Veterans Day

“What Veterans Day Means to Me”: BU Veterans and Active Soldiers Reflect

November 6, 2024

Veterans

How Can We Better Support the Mental Well-Being of Veterans Returning from Service?

November 5, 2024

Photo: Michael Alosco, CTE Center codirector and associate professor of neurology, and Thor Stein, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine. Alosco wears a blue blazer and tan pants while Stein wears a purple shirt and gray pants.

CTE Series: Part 2

Can CTE Be Diagnosed in Life?

October 11, 2024

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CTE Series: Part 4

10 Things BU CTE Center Research Has Taught Us about the Brain Dangers of Contact Sports and Military Service

October 11, 2024

Photo: Dr Ann McKee at the CTE Brian Bank at the VA Hospital holding a brain specimen and pointing to a specific area of the brain.

CTE Series: Part 5

What Is CTE?

October 11, 2024

Photo: Dr Ann McKee at the CTE Brian Bank at the VA Hospital, holding a brain specimen in her hand as she stares into the camera.

CTE Series: Part 1

Searching for Answers—One Brain at a Time

October 11, 2024

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Veterans Day

Are You a BU Military Veteran or Active Duty Soldier? We’d Like to Hear from You

September 30, 2024

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Mental Health

Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers

July 15, 2024

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Veterans

Six BU Alums to Remember This Memorial Day

May 23, 2024

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Brain Injury

BU CTE Center: Lewiston, Maine, Mass Shooter Had Traumatic Brain Injury

March 7, 2024

Collage: Side by side photos of James W. Whitworth (left) and Mark W. Logue (right). Whitworth, a bald white man wearing a burgundy, white, and black plaid collared shirt and grey pants poses in an activity lab, featuring a medical treadmill and various other exercise equipment. Logue, a white man with grey-black hair and beard, poses in a dark lecture hall with a lit whiteboard behind him filled with notes. He wears a white collared shirt and black blazer.

Veterans and PTSD

Can Researchers Find Better Treatments for Veterans with PTSD?

November 8, 2023

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CTE and Sports

Young Amateur Athletes at Risk of CTE, BU Study Finds

August 28, 2023

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Suicide

BU Researchers Identify Brain Marker Indicating Future Suicide Risk

May 15, 2023

BU Researchers Identify Brain Marker Indicating Future Suicide Risk