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Pharmacology & Toxicology

Using photolysis—a process by which molecules are broken down by light—BU engineers found they could temporarily weaken MRSA’s defenses enough to make it vulnerable again to several conventional antibiotics

Antibiotic Resistance

Why Phototherapy Will Be the Next Frontier in Combating Antibiotic Resistance

May 21, 2020

A photo of researchers working with COVID-19 in the NEIDL labs

Decoding COVID-19

BU NEIDL Scientists Featured in NOVA’s Special Coronavirus Episode

May 14, 2020

Coronavirus Research

BU Scientists Awarded $1.9 Million to Accelerate Coronavirus Research

May 13, 2020

A photo of cells infected with the novel coronavirus glowing green under blue light

Coronavirus in the Lab

BU NEIDL Scientists Can “See the Enemy,” Making Headway on COVID-19 Research

April 6, 2020

A photo of BU NEIDL virologist Robert Davey

Coronavirus Pandemic

Live Coronavirus Research Gets Underway at BU NEIDL

March 19, 2020

A photo of a panel at a symposium hosted by the School of Public Health on coronavirus

Coronavirus Outbreak

Boston Experts: We Need to Scale Up Coronavirus Testing Now

March 13, 2020

Photo of blue suits hanging up in a lab at BU's NEIDL.

Coronavirus Outbreak

BU NEIDL Scientists Join International Coronavirus Research Effort

March 2, 2020

Portrait of 2019 Boston University Innovator of the Year, Weining Lu, Associate Professor of Medicine.

Translational Research

Weining Lu, Kidney Researcher, Named BU Innovator of the Year

November 14, 2019

Members of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, make their way through concertina wire during a live fire demonstration during Operation Desert Shield.

Veterans

At BU and Beyond, Many Gulf War Veterans Still Suffer from Toxic Wounds

November 8, 2019

mother and child illustration

Addiction

Strengthening the Parent-Child Bond in the Face of Addiction

October 8, 2019

Scientific illustration of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), otherwise known as Nightmare Bacteria.

Superbugs

Superbug detector is first diagnostic to launch from CARB-X

September 24, 2019

microscopic view of melanoma

Genetics

Shutting Down Skin Cancer

February 25, 2019

Concept photo of a United States shaped pill box holding a lot of pills resting on an American flag, symbolizing the opioid crisi in America

Marketing

In America’s Opioid Crisis, Drug Marketing Is a Matter of Life or Death

January 23, 2019

counterfeit pills

Global Health

Fellowship Available for Study of Poor-Quality Drugs, Disease Resistance

June 14, 2018

microscopic image of tau tangles

Alzheimer’s Disease

MED Researchers: New Way to Look at Alzheimer’s

November 30, 2017

Ahmad “Mo” Khalil, Assistsant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University

Engineering Biology

Khalil Wins NIH New Innovator Award

December 21, 2016

Up close Image of brown fat

Obesity

All Fat Is Not Created Equal

December 15, 2016

young man smoking weed in a dark room

Pharmacology & Toxicology

Does Weed Help You Sleep? Probably Not

October 17, 2016

Drugs and Falls

Aging

Falls, Fractures, and Prescription Drugs

October 4, 2016

prescription bottles on shelf

Addiction

Opioids and Benzos: A Risky Mix

August 29, 2016

Opioids and Benzos: A Risky Mix