Athena Poppas, MD has been appointed chair of American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions. Read more...

A global health care industry leader, Merck, awarded scholarships and fellowships to 37 of the country’s most accomplished and promising African-American undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students of biological science and engineering. Read more...

As part of the AMA "Accelerating Change in Medical Education" initiative the medical school will establish a dual MD-MS degree program in primary care and population health. Drs. Jeffrey Borkan and Phil Gruppuso have been on the forefront of this award. Read more...

In a study led by Walter Atwood, vice-chair of molecular, cellular biology biochemistry, it was hypothesize that the mutant form of the virus may be attacking different cells than the main virus does. Read more...

According to the new study by co-lead author and postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Kartik Venkatesh, testing the billion-plus population every five years would meet international standards of cost-effectiveness,and save millions of lives. Read more...

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin toured labs in Barus and Holley and in Metcalf Laboratory to learn about research going on in different areas of brain science. Read more...

New grant, announced June 7th, will teach hundreds of residents and practicing physicians about aging so they can further improve care. Read more...

Dr. J. Graham Thomas, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry/Human Behavior, says keeping a food journal brings awareness to what you are eating. Read more...

Butler Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital are participating in The ADvance Study, a clinical trial investigating the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a treatment for patients with Alzheimer's disease. Read more...