For older adults with spine-related pain, a variety of painkillers are available. Medication should be used in conjunction with physical therapy, exercise regimens, and the treatment…
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When compared to late February, the risk of miscarriage at any week of pregnancy increased by 31% in late August. According to recent research, the…
A do-it-yourself air purifier in use in a classroom. Credit: Douglas Hannah, CC BY-ND One afternoon, a dozen Arizona State University students gathered to spend…
Living your best life at 35, ignoring cholesterol and glucose levels, may impact your chances of getting Alzheimer’sAlzheimer's disease is a disease that attacks the…
Jerry Chen, a Boston University College of Arts & Sciences assistant professor of biology, researches the neural code of the brain. He aims to better…
With help from 2,000 Framingham Heart Study participants, BU researchers studied how much being sedentary, walking, and routine exercise impacts fitness. Exercise is healthy. That…
New research led by BU astrophysicist Merav Opher could explain why the heliosphere, a protective magnetic “force field” emanating from our sun and encompassing our…
A new study found that days of extreme heat were associated with a higher risk of emergency department visits among adults aged 18-64, compared to…
People with lower incomes and who experienced multiple COVID-related stressors were more likely to feel the toll of the pandemic, as the socioeconomic inequities in…
This image depicts a young star named GM Aur eating up gas and dust particles of a protoplanetary disk, which is represented by the green…
About 2,000 light-years away from Earth, there is a star catapulting toward the edge of the Milky WayThe Milky Way is the galaxy that contains…
Would you be more willing to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus if you could participate in a lottery for cash and prizes? The answer…
Metabolic Enzyme Promotes Neuroblastoma Aggressiveness High-risk neuroblastoma is an aggressive childhood cancer with poor treatment outcomes. Despite intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy, less than 50 percent…
NEIDL, Broad Institute scientists say next-generation vaccines could stimulate another arm of the immune system, imparting better protection against coronavirus variants. A new study looking…
Understanding how antibodies and antibody-secreting cells can fight against lung infection will provide new directions for improving vaccines to prevent severe respiratory infection and for…
Will aid patients with fat malabsorption issues including gastric bypass surgery, obese adults. There are several million people worldwide with various fat malabsorption syndromes including…
Mario Kart gives players falling behind in the race the best power-ups, designed to bump them towards the front of the pack and keep them…
Human lung cells (blue) infected with SARS-CoV-2 (red). Courtesy of Hekman, et al. Credit: Courtesy of Hekman, et al. Multipronged BU research team finds 18…
Researchers found that COVID-19 misinformation spread exponentially across the countries, much like the coronavirus itself. Credit: Frederik Lipfert People’s fear of 5G technology is rational.…