Black Holes
Pharmacies
It’s Not Just a Pharmacy—Walgreens and CVS Closures Can Exacerbate Health Inequities
BU researcher talks about the long-term impacts of pharmacy deserts on primarily Black and brown neighborhoods, as well as potential solutions
Osteoarthritis
What Causes Osteoarthritis? BU Researchers Win $46 Million Grant to Pursue Answers and Find New Treatments
National Institute on Aging award to support research that aims to reduce need for knee and hip replacement surgeries
Misinformation
How Does Science Misinformation Affect Americans from Underrepresented Communities?
New BU-led research suggests false information festers due to structural dynamics, including historic discrimination
Keep Reading
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How the Design of Hospitals Impacts Patient Treatment and Recovery
BU’s Diana C. Anderson is a “dochitect”—a medical doctor and an architect—who says everything in a hospital’s design, from the location of a room to the patterns on the floor, can shape how patients heal
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All Americans Deserve a Healthy Diet. Here’s One Way to Help Make That Happen
For National Nutrition Month, a BU dietitian argues that promoting diversity among healthcare providers is as important as advocating for a diverse diet
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BU CTE Center: Lewiston, Maine, Mass Shooter Had Traumatic Brain Injury
“Brain injury likely played a role” in behavioral symptoms of longtime US Army reservist who was exposed to multiple blast waves, researchers say, but he didn’t have CTE
1March 7, 2024
Awards
How to Be a Better Mentor
BU’s Sarah Hokanson, winner of the National Postdoctoral Association’s 2024 Gallagher Mentor Award, on helping others reach their goals
Air Quality
Can Cleaner Classroom Air Help Kids Do Better at School?
In a collaborative project with Boston Public Schools, a BU environmental health researcher is studying ways to improve indoor air quality in classrooms
Antibiotic Resistance
CARB-X Funds 100th Project—a Milestone for BU-Based Nonprofit Leading Antimicrobial-Resistance Fightback
Global partnership led by BU law professor has now given $452.6 million in funding to support promising new antibiotics, vaccines, and rapid diagnostics—and is ready to support more projects
Expert Take
Is COVID-19 Still a Pandemic?
Or is it becoming an endemic disease? A BU virologist, epidemiologist, and physician reflect on the status of the virus as the CDC cuts isolation period to 24 hours
Listen Now
Does Boston Spanish Have Its Own Accent?
In an all-new episode of The Brink’s podcast, BU sociolinguist Daniel Erker discusses the forces that cause languages to change—like time, geography, and class
Aging Reimagined
Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”
With baby boomers hitting their golden years, older adults are everywhere—including reality TV’s The Golden Bachelor. Here’s what we all need to know about our aging society
Aging Reimagined
The Secrets of Living to 100
BU’s New England Centenarian Study delves into the lives of superagers to better understand why some people make it to their centennial—and to maybe help the rest of us do the same
Aging Reimagined
How to Save for Retirement—and Why Most of Us Haven’t (or Can’t) Save Enough
Whether it’s because of a broken Social Security benefits system, pervasive economic inequality, or poor retirement advice, not everyone’s later years will be so golden
Aging Reimagined
Can We Find a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease?
BU researchers are taking on this daunting question through a variety of approaches—and studying how to care for a growing population of people with the disease
Aging Reimagined
Their Second Acts
In their encore careers and ongoing hobbies, these six BU alums are following their passions
Latest Headlines
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10 Things to Do in Your 20s to Help Ensure You’ll Enjoy Your 80s
Tips to help you age well and live your happiest, healthiest life for years to come, courtesy of BU experts and researchers
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The Ingredients of Unequal Aging: Housing, Income, and Health
How a lifetime of poverty and discrimination leads to unequal aging, and what will help us take care of the most vulnerable
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Three BU Scholars Receive 2024 Sloan Research Fellowships
The awards will help advance research on lung disease, mosquitoes, and solar storms
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Permanently Expanding the Child Tax Credit Can Make Generational Change
BU researchers argue a permanent expansion would protect families against economic shocks
February 13, 2024
Awards
BU Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Daniel Roh Receives Emerging Leader Award for Research in Aging
National Institute on Aging award includes a five-year, $1.2 million grant for study of wound healing
Clownfish
Clownfish: Studying their Complex Lives and Anemone Homes
BU biologist Peter Buston studies the behavior and habits of clownfish, the fish made famous by Disney’s “Finding Nemo”
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Skin Cancer
Innocent Mole or Skin Cancer? FDA Clears Device with BU-Developed Technology That Makes Detection Easier
DermaSensor uses optical technique pioneered by BU biomedical engineer Irving J. Bigio and could cut number of missed cancers by half
CTE
Researchers Are One Step Closer to Diagnosing CTE during Life, Rather Than after Death
A new BU CTE Center paper connects cognitive and behavioral symptoms to protein buildup in the brain that marks the disease
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Arts & Humanities
- Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers
- What Were BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories in 2023?
- How Dickens and Other Authors Shaped Attitudes to Education—with Lasting Impacts
Business
- How Does Science Misinformation Affect Americans from Underrepresented Communities?
- How to Save for Retirement—and Why Most of Us Haven’t (or Can’t) Save Enough
- Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”
Engineering & Computing
- Can Cleaner Classroom Air Help Kids Do Better at School?
- Innocent Mole or Skin Cancer? FDA Clears Device with BU-Developed Technology That Makes Detection Easier
- Video: The Global Problem of Statelessness
Health & Medicine
- It’s Not Just a Pharmacy—Walgreens and CVS Closures Can Exacerbate Health Inequities
- What Causes Osteoarthritis? BU Researchers Win $46 Million Grant to Pursue Answers and Find New Treatments
- How the Design of Hospitals Impacts Patient Treatment and Recovery
Innovation
- CARB-X Funds 100th Project—a Milestone for BU-Based Nonprofit Leading Antimicrobial-Resistance Fightback
- Can We Find a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease?
- Innocent Mole or Skin Cancer? FDA Clears Device with BU-Developed Technology That Makes Detection Easier
Natural Sciences
- Stunning New Image Shows Black Hole’s Immensely Powerful Magnetic Field
- 10 Things to Do in Your 20s to Help Ensure You’ll Enjoy Your 80s
- Their Second Acts
Research Accolades
- What Causes Osteoarthritis? BU Researchers Win $46 Million Grant to Pursue Answers and Find New Treatments
- CARB-X Funds 100th Project—a Milestone for BU-Based Nonprofit Leading Antimicrobial-Resistance Fightback
- BU Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Daniel Roh Receives Emerging Leader Award for Research in Aging
Social Sciences
- Can Cleaner Classroom Air Help Kids Do Better at School?
- What Is Language and How Does It Evolve?
- Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”