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Maternal Health

Moving toward More Empathetic Maternal Mental Health Care

November 29, 2022

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Brain Health

New BU Center for Brain Recovery Aims to Advance Treatments for Stroke, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s

September 19, 2022

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Anemia

Reducing Barriers to Anemia Treatment

June 2, 2022

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Understanding Aphasia

What Will Bruce Willis’ Aphasia Diagnosis Mean for the Veteran Actor?

April 4, 2022

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Transgender Health

How Does Testosterone Therapy Change the Voices of Transgender Men?

November 15, 2021

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Physical Therapy

For Knee Replacement, Physical Therapy Reduces Risk of Chronic Opioid Use

October 27, 2021

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Innovation

BU Entrepreneurs Are Moving Two New Medical Devices Closer to Market

October 13, 2021

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Rehabilitation Sciences

Beware Using Telemedicine for Voice and Speech Therapy

July 15, 2021

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Language Rehabilitation

Scientists Can Predict How Well a Stroke Survivor Will Recover Language Skills Using Computer Simulations of the Brain

June 3, 2021

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Parkinson's Disease

How Parkinson’s Disease Changes Speech Over Time

March 18, 2021

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Social Isolation

Why Are Some People More Lonely Than Others? Smartphone Data Could Reveal Clues

March 8, 2021

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Voice & Gender

How Testosterone Changes the Voices of Trans Men

March 3, 2021

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Wearables

Could a Robotic “Backpack” Replace Opioids to Relieve Lower Back Pain?

January 7, 2021

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Return to Campus Labs

BU Unveils First Phase of Campuswide Research Recovery Plan

May 6, 2020

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Rehabilitation Sciences

Better Treatment through Big Data

March 9, 2020

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Rehabilitation Sciences

Making a Habit of Exercise

January 14, 2020

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Addiction

Strengthening the Parent-Child Bond in the Face of Addiction

October 8, 2019

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Neuroscience

How Do You Manipulate a Memory?

September 11, 2019

Accolades

Two BU Researchers Honored by White House

August 23, 2019

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Addiction

Why Making Buprenorphine Opioid-Based Medication Available without a Prescription Could Save Lives

July 11, 2019

Why Making Buprenorphine Opioid-Based Medication Available without a Prescription Could Save Lives

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