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Obesity

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Excess Deaths

More Americans Aged 25 to 44 Are Dying Younger. BU Research Helps Explain Why

February 5, 2025

Research News

Brink Bites: BMI Objections, Studying UFOs, and Alcohol’s Impact on College Students

January 24, 2025

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Public Health

Airplane Noise May Be Bad for Your Health

June 4, 2024

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Black Women’s Health

Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women’s Health

October 31, 2023

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Nutrition

Secrets of the Microbiome

May 26, 2023

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Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Screenings Should Now Begin at Age 40

May 12, 2023

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Technology Development

Biotech Developing “Tissue Therapeutics” to Treat Diseased Organs Launches from BU and MIT Labs

May 6, 2022

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Genetics

How Genes Influence Food Choices, Obesity

October 14, 2021

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Public Health

Researcher Teams Up with Massachusetts Boys & Girls Clubs To Reduce Childhood Obesity Risk

March 9, 2020

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Body Perception

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Models Got Thinner and Thinner over 23 Years

January 13, 2020

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Social Media

Can Social Media Predict When You’ll Die?

September 27, 2019

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Nutrition

Fast Food Restaurants Have Expanded More Than Their Menus

April 16, 2019

Monica L. Wang, assistant professor of community health sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health smiles for a photo as she receives an Outstanding Young Leaders award from the Greater Boston Chamber of Boston

Accolades

BU researcher named one of 2018’s Ten Outstanding Young Leaders by Boston Chamber of Commerce

October 30, 2018

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Aging

Marital status associated with dementia risk

May 18, 2018

Obesity may be associated with an increased risk of progression, recurrence, and death for specific types of cancer.

Obesity

Obese Patients Underrepresented in Cancer Clinical Trials

May 1, 2018

Fertility

One or More Sodas a Day Associated with Lower Chance of Getting Pregnant

February 16, 2018

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Obesity

All Fat Is Not Created Equal

December 15, 2016

Lena Huang (SAR ’17)

Rehabilitation Sciences

Step by Step

November 22, 2016

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Anthropology

Why Do Monkeys Get Fat?

October 25, 2016

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Geriatrics & Gerontology

Healthy Lifestyle Payoff

October 18, 2016

Healthy Lifestyle Payoff