Why are US suicide rates so high? (One answer: guns.) And what can be done about it? (One answer: less guns.) I spoke with a @bostonu.bsky.socialwww.bu.edu/articles/202...
With the nation’s suicide rate at a more than 80-year high, a BU expert on college student mental health explains risk factors and the role of inequality
But it’s also shown women their lives matter. As one participant told us: “When I first heard about the Black Women’s Health Study, I said, ‘Thank goodness—someone finally cares.’” www.bu.edu/articles/202...
For nearly 30 years, Boston University has led the largest and longest-running study of Black women’s health, shining a light on tragic disparities and showing women their lives matter
In its three decades, the study has shone a light on tragic disparities: Black women are more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to die from cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, lupus, and several cancers. 2/3
For nearly 30 years, 59,000 women have participated in the Black Women’s Health Study, the largest and longest-running study of Black women’s health in the US. 1/3
Tuberculosis is ancient—and still deadly. It plagued Old Testament Israelites and took down pharaohs, but BU researchers have found a new way to help the immune system fight back. Now, they just need someone to fund it... www.bu.edu/articles/202...
TB is the world’s second-deadliest infectious disease behind COVID-19. A new BU-led study shows how to turn TB-susceptible immune cells into TB-resistant ones
“Experimentation and surprise—and in some ways, disappointment—are my lifeline. To me, the point of being an artist is to see something new. You’re always trying to find a new path, confronting a new thing.” Visual artist and BU prof Lucy Kim on using melanin to make art. www.bu.edu/articles/202...
CFA’s Lucy Kim has swapped the studio for the science lab to create art with the same pigment that gives our eyes, hair, and skin their color
Boozy drinks from Dunkin' Donuts and SunnyD? As an impartial journalist, I would never comment on how pointless/disgusting they might sound, but BU substance use prevention researcher David Jernigan did. He also told me why they might entice more kids into drinking. www.bu.edu/articles/202...
BU substance use prevention researcher David Jernigan says the chain’s boozy coffees and teas, Dunkin’ Spiked, might provide youth “too easy an entry point” into alcohol
I woke up with my annual school is back in session cold (thanks kids!). But, according to a recent report, it seems most of our existing cold & flu medicines are duds. What should I take instead? Perhaps anticipating my 🤧 we interviewed a sinus researcher to find out. www.bu.edu/articles/202...
Nasal and sinus expert says there are far better and safer alternatives than phenylephrine that are available over the counter
Now a real post to share a story I wrote about a WW2 plane crash. It's got Broadway stars, undercover agents, an Olympian turned war correspondent, and a fascist sympathizer... www.bu.edu/articles/202...