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Marvel at the mysteries of the human brain at the Brown Brain Fair on March 16

March 1, 2024

Free and open to the public, the annual family-friendly event invites Rhode Islanders to learn about brain science through interactive stations, creative art projects, lively games and engaging lighting talks.

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Changing the future of medicine: How Brown is becoming a global hub for RNA research

February 28, 2024

The ambitious goal of the new Brown RNA Center is to untangle the mysteries of human RNA, which could be instrumental in preventing and developing treatments for a wide variety of complex diseases.

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Brown researchers launch resource to educate public about overdose prevention centers

February 14, 2024

With two publicly recognized overdose prevention centers open in New York and the nation’s third expected to open in Rhode Island, the project includes recent research about the centers to answer questions and address misconceptions.

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Exposure to Agent Orange damages brain tissue in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease

February 13, 2024

The neurotoxic effects of Agent Orange have important implications for the long-term brain health not only of veterans, but of all people exposed to biologically similar herbicides.

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In a ‘transformative moment in medical research,’ Human RNome Project launches at Brown

February 8, 2024

The Warren Alpert Medical School hosted the first international working group meeting for a project that aims to sequence all of humanity’s RNA, mirroring the approach of the Human Genome Project in the 1990s.

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Art exhibition at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School puts faces to names of rare diseases

February 7, 2024

Portraits of children living with rare diseases remind medical students, faculty, staff and medical school visitors to look at patients beyond their diagnoses.

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Three things every woman should know about stroke risk

February 1, 2024

A Brown University researcher who has studied women and stroke for over a decade shared crucial information about factors emerging in studies as important risk indicators.

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Washington hub for Brown’s Pandemic Center to enable new connections with policymakers

January 31, 2024

A newly opened Washington base for the Pandemic Center at Brown’s School of Public Health will expand impact and connect current and future public health leaders with national and global policymakers.

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Bioinformatics expert to med students: Ignore the AI revolution at the peril of patients, providers

January 24, 2024

In a presentation at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School, Dr. Isaac Kohane, who has worked on medical AI since the 1990s, urged doctors-in-training to understand and make use of artificial intelligence.

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New center to train scientists to improve disability and chronic condition care

January 16, 2024

A new center at the Brown University School of Public Health will transform the care of people with disability and chronic conditions through a collaborative approach to research and practice.

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Brown joins federally supported investor catalyst group turning biomedical ideas into solutions

December 20, 2023

The goal of the regional collaboration of investors, entrepreneurs and researchers is to accelerate the development of innovative health care solutions.

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Hannah Doyle: Studying brains in the lab and showing brawn in the ring

December 13, 2023

The Brown neuroscience Ph.D. student and competitive boxer researches how the brain processes combinations — like the ones she practices at the gym — to better understand cognitive disorders.

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Brown researchers study how mobile treatment clinics can help people find the road to recovery

December 6, 2023

A drug treatment clinic on wheels allows a Brown-affiliated E.R. doctor to treat patients and conduct research on ways to serve them and the community even more effectively.

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Rhode Islanders perceive steep challenges in cost of living and access to housing, health care, food

November 29, 2023

Results from this year’s R.I. Life Index survey, a partnership between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the Brown University School of Public Health, revealed sobering information about local quality of life.

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Study identifies urgent need for improved research on how to respond to misleading health information

November 17, 2023

A detailed evidence review from a team at the Brown University School of Public Health informed recommendations to make research on misinformation more informative and actionable.

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Overdose prevention sites not associated with increase in crime, according to study

November 13, 2023

An analysis co-led by a Brown public health researcher found that the nation’s first two government-sanctioned overdose prevention centers were not associated with significant changes in crime.

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At Brown University’s School of Public Health, collaborating against future contagion

November 8, 2023

A research project called MAPPS is convening a wide array of community members to better understand how social mixing contributes to virus spread, and how that may inform future pandemic response.

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Interrupted by war in Ukraine, doctors continue work to improve cancer treatment, at Brown

November 6, 2023

The Legorreta Cancer Center is hosting two visiting oncologists from Kyiv whose work and lives were interrupted when Russia invaded their country in 2022.

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‘The world is such a better place with Chuck. We need him in it.’

November 3, 2023

Dr. Colleen Kelly, a faculty member at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School, donated her kidney to longtime colleague Chuck Hampton, who has greeted generations of Brown students at the campus Athletic Center.

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Practicing mindfulness can help people make heart-healthy eating choices

November 2, 2023

A study led by Brown University researchers found that participants in a mindfulness-based blood pressure reduction program improved health behaviors that lower blood pressure.

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COVID-19 vaccination campaign saved 2.4 million lives, according to health economists

October 30, 2023

A working paper by researchers from the University of Southern California and Brown University analyzed the global impacts of COVID-19 vaccines.

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Dr. Eli Adashi on in vitro gametogenesis: ‘It’s time for the public to get a sense of the possible’

October 23, 2023

The Brown University professor, who chaired a National Academy of Medicine workshop on IVG, discussed the potential implications of creating eggs and sperm from any cell.

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New center at Brown to take on the 'behemoth' problem of health care spending

October 10, 2023

A panel discussion on the impact of private equity on health care offered an opportunity to show how the School of Public Health’s Center for Advancing Health Policy Research aims to influence policy through research.

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Dr. Methodius Tuuli elected to the National Academy of Medicine

October 10, 2023

The professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School received the honor in recognition of his high-impact research to prevent adverse obstetric outcomes.

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New institute convenes biomedical engineers and clinicians to create solutions to improve human health

October 2, 2023

The new Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine at Brown University is developing and advancing research collaborations to produce biomedical ideas and innovations with clinical impact.

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Brown’s biomedical engineering institute to lead alliance focused on faculty diversity

October 2, 2023

Researchers from the Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine at Brown will lead an effort with Columbia, Johns Hopkins and Yale to increase the number of faculty from historically underrepresented groups.

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With a proclamation from the State of Rhode Island, Brown’s School of Public Health celebrates 10 years

September 27, 2023

At an anniversary kickoff event, public health faculty, staff and students were joined by government and community leaders in commemorating the school’s 10-year milestone and looking to a future of continued impact.

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White coat ceremony offers warm welcome to new Brown medical students

September 25, 2023

Members of the Warren Alpert Medical School’s Class of 2027 donned white coats and celebrated a traditional rite of passage for Brown’s physicians-in-training.

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Higher buprenorphine doses associated with improved retention in treatment for opioid use disorder

September 18, 2023

A new study led by Brown University researchers suggests a need to reevaluate opioid addiction treatment recommendations in the era of fentanyl.

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Scientists uncover a diagnostic signal for preeclampsia that could inform treatments

September 13, 2023

The same blood biomarker that signifies Alzheimer’s disease is also a driver of the life-threatening pregnancy condition of preeclampsia, a finding that has important implications for diagnosis and treatment.

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Malaria-causing parasites resistant to both treatment and detection have emerged in Ethiopia

September 11, 2023

Genomic surveillance by a Brown-led team of scientists has revealed mutations in malaria-causing parasites that will complicate efforts to eradicate the disease in Africa.

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Brown University’s medical school to end participation in U.S. News ranking

August 29, 2023

Starting in 2024, Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School will no longer submit data to U.S. News & World Report for its medical school ranking system.

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Summer internship welcomes Providence-area high schoolers to explore careers in science and research

August 18, 2023

A paid summer internship program led by Brown’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine exposes local teenagers to careers in laboratory medicine and pathology.

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Brown’s School of Public Health to celebrate 10 years of impact

August 16, 2023

A 12-month celebration will honor the School of Public Health’s evolution, growth and plans for the future.

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Gabriella Vulakh: Serving the local community, gaining experience through medical scribing

August 16, 2023

To acquire clinical experience as part of her journey to becoming a doctor, the rising Brown University senior is working as a medical scribe in Providence emergency departments this summer.

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One vial at a time, researchers at Brown analyze the mysteries of Alzheimer’s

August 15, 2023

In a new fluid biomarkers laboratory at Brown’s Carney Institute for Brain Science, researchers study blood samples for biological signals of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, expanding the possibilities of brain research.

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Liz Gledhill: Helping law enforcement officers respond more meaningfully to mental health crises

August 3, 2023

The Brown University master of public health student is developing tools that first responders can use to de-escalate a mental health crisis and connect people to the resources they need.

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Moderna is safest, most effective mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 for older adults, study shows

August 2, 2023

A study of older U.S. adults led by researchers at Brown University found that the risk of negative effects of both mRNA vaccines is exceptionally low, but lowest with the Moderna vaccine.

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Providence-area high schoolers explore careers in health in summer pathways program

July 18, 2023

A medical student-run program at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School introduced high school students to an array of careers in health and medicine.

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Photos: Medical school enrichment course helps local high schoolers visualize themselves as doctors

July 14, 2023

As part of a summer pathways program at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School, students from nearby Rhode Island cities learned what it’s like to pursue a career in medicine.

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Video: Celebrating 50 Years of Medicine at Brown

June 30, 2023

A 15-month celebration of the history of medical education at Brown University concludes with an optimistic and ambitious vision for the school’s future.

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After leading federal COVID-19 response, Dr. Ashish Jha to resume role as dean of Brown’s School of Public Health

June 8, 2023

Jha has served for 14 months as White House COVID-19 response coordinator and will resume leadership of the School of Public Health on July 1 with a focus on transforming public health education, research and practice.

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Fatal overdoses increase after police seize drugs, study finds

June 7, 2023

A new study highlights an unintended consequence of interventions to combat the country’s illicit opioid epidemic, emphasizing the need to include harm reduction strategies as part of a comprehensive response.

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Exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ during pregnancy linked to increased risk of obesity in kids

June 7, 2023

A federally funded study led by researchers at Brown University showed links between prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and slightly higher body mass indices in children.

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Mind-body practice of qigong can improve cancer-related fatigue

May 24, 2023

A study led by Brown University researchers found that a low-impact, meditative movement program involving qigong was as effective as more standard exercise programs in improving cancer-related fatigue.

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Old motor neurons don’t die, scientists discover — they just slow down

May 11, 2023

A new study about the aging mechanisms of spinal motor neurons could inform therapeutic treatments for age-related motor deficits and mobility loss.

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Brown researchers to study ability of Rhode Island’s first overdose prevention center to counter overdose crisis

May 8, 2023

The NIH-funded project, a partnership with NYU Langone Health, will evaluate the effectiveness of overdose prevention centers as well as the impact on surrounding communities.

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When naloxone isn’t enough: How technology can save lives when people use drugs alone

May 2, 2023

Researchers from Brown and Rhode Island Hospital are working with Rhode Island community members to understand how apps, monitors and other emerging technologies can help prevent opioid overdose deaths.

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Drug form of traditional Chinese medicine compound improved survival of mice with brain tumors

April 14, 2023

Researchers found that a derivative of the natural compound indirubin offers a new approach to treating glioblastoma in mice, which will inform future research in humans.

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Contaminated drinking water alerts cause up to 10% school absence rates in Jackson, Mississippi

April 12, 2023

A Brown-led research team compared boil water alerts and unexcused absence rates in Jackson’s public schools to show the wide-ranging negative effects of water contamination on children’s health.

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