Dr. Scott M. Langevin, a postdoctoral research fellow, published a study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention suggesting gastric reflux is an independent risk factor for cancers of the throat and vocal cord. Read more...

New study by Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, confirms the negative effects of poorly controlled asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban school children. Read more...

Research conducted by Dr. Nicola Hawley, a postdoctoral research fellow, shows 23% of boys and 16% of girls were obese by 15 months. Read more...

Jessica Heney, who graduates May 26 from the Alpert Medical School, will continue, as a family medicine resident at Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket, the work she has been doing for years: treating the ailment of societal inequity. Read more...

The study by Eduardo A. Nillni, professor of medicine at Brown University, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, shows changes in brain chemistry can sustain obesity. Read more...

The founding dean of the medical school reflects on how far medical education has come since he entered the field 70 years ago. Read more... or listen here...

According to a new study in mice by lead author, Elizabeth Normand, a neuroscience graduate student, researchers highlight a role for a brain region called the thalamus and show that the timing of gene mutation during thalamus development makes a huge difference in the severity of the disease. Read more...

Dr. Adam Levine, assistant professor of emergency medicine, writes about one of the most serious causes of death and disability worldwide. Read more...

The RI Chapter of the American College of Physicians presents Michele G. Cyr, MD with this year’s award, to recognize her outstanding contributions to the field of Internal Medicine. Read more...