Though rates of insurance since the Affordable Care Act's implementation are similar, LGB individuals avoid or delay medical treatment more frequently than their straight peers due to cost.
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Partners-Care New England affiliation will support Brown-led academics and teaching and bring new economic development, research opportunities to Rhode Island.
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A small pilot study of the effects of ADHD drugs on college students who don't have ADHD suggests the drugs do not aid in cognition.
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Many doctors go unpaid for clinical work between appointments, study finds
A new Medicare billing code that aims to compensate doctors for inter-appointment clinical work is largely unused, researchers at Brown found.
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New research concludes that humans’ ability to identify and categorize what they see is kept up-to-date by reactivating lessons learned and allowing them to become stable over time.
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A new study from Brown University shows that Medicare Advantage plans suffer in quality rankings when they serve more non-white, poor and rural Americans.
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More post-acute care isn’t always better, study finds
New research comparing the health outcomes of Medicare patients recovering from hip fractures in nursing homes found that those who received more efficient care fared slightly better.
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New research led by a Brown University faculty member shows that behavior in social situations is influenced by the ability to accept uncertain outcomes.
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Brown-affiliated neuroscience center at Providence V.A. renewed
The Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology, based at the Providence V.A. Medical Center and led by a Brown professor, received a $4.5 million funding renewal.
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Brown engaged in talks with Partners and Care New England
University President Christina Paxson is optimistic that a partnership with Partners HealthCare and Care New England can address previous concerns.
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Researchers join forces to expand evidence base on gun violence
Dr. Megan Ranney, a longtime emergency physician and Brown faculty member, is leading both national and Rhode Island-based efforts to address firearm injury based on research and facts.
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Burnout, depression can affect ophthalmology residents, study finds
A Brown University undergraduate led a JAMA Ophthalmology study showing that many ophthalmology residents face burnout and are often unable to participate in wellness initiatives, which has adverse consequences for both residents and patients.
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Research suggests promising drug therapy for premature aging disease
A drug originally developed to treat cancer could help children with progeria, a rare genetic disorder, to live longer.
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One of the single largest gifts in University history will drive research into brain and nerve disorders and establish one of the best-endowed brain institutes in the country.
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Through interviews, faculty and students share in their own words how the distinctive approach to research at Brown is unlocking the complexity of the brain.
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With a diverse lineup of National Public Health Week events starting on April 2, Dean Bess Marcus shares her thoughts on Brown’s role in advancing public health through research and education.
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Using computer simulations and laboratory experiments, a Brown-led team of scientists found a new class of antibiotics with the potential to treat MRSA and other infections that are increasingly resistant to traditional antibiotics.
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Focus on early stage of illness may be key to treating ALS, study suggests
Many inhibitory neurons were lost early in the development of ALS, new research shows, which is in sharp contrast to other degenerative diseases.
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Brown medical students celebrate Match Day
At Match Day 2018, a record 118 Brown students were placed in medical residency programs across the country.
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Study reveals vision’s role in vowel perception
In a study based at Brown University, researchers found that the motion and configuration of a speaker’s lips are key components of the information people gather when distinguishing vowels in speech.
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ADHD drugs increase brain glutamate, predict positive emotion in healthy people
The findings by Brown University scientists offer clues about how misused drugs affect healthy brains and hint at an undiscovered link between glutamate and mood.
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Brain Week to bring brain-themed films, forums and fun to Brown
Backed by the Brown Institute for Brain Science and organized by a neuroscience postdoc, the weeklong series of talks, film screenings, art shows and fairs aims to make brain research fun, educational and accessible.
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Separate brain systems cooperate during learning, study finds
Brown University researchers have shown that reinforcement learning and working memory — two distinct brain systems — work hand-in-hand as people learn new tasks.
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A new study in JAMA Psychiatry suggests that treating people for opioid addiction in jails and prisons is a promising strategy to address high rates of overdose and opioid use disorder.
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People with tetraplegia gain rapid use of brain-computer interface
A new approach to calibrating the pioneering BrainGate brain-computer interface allowed three clinical trial participants with tetraplegia to gain control of a computer cursor after just one simple calibration step.
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Mammogram rates increase after ACA eliminates co-payments
A new study finds that screening mammogram rates increased after the Affordable Care Act eliminated out-of-pocket costs.
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In clinical trial, cream reduces squamous cell carcinoma risk
Results of a new randomized, double-blinded, controlled clinical trial in veterans showed a 75 percent reduction in the risk of needing surgery to treat a squamous cell carcinoma for a year after applying a skin cream for up to four weeks.
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Discovery deepens understanding of brain’s sensory circuitry
An exploration of the deepest and most mysterious layer of the cortex in mice has revealed new circuits that may be central to how two key regions of the brain communicate about sensation.
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For leukemia patients, transfusion needs may delay hospice care
Researchers report that thousands of leukemia patients who received frequent transfusions had very short stays in hospice at the end of life, suggesting that transfusion dependence presents a barrier to making meaningful use of palliative care.
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Researchers ‘dismantle’ mindfulness intervention to see how each component works
Because mindfulness-based interventions blend multiple practices, researchers can’t always figure out how each one works, so they created a rigorously controlled study to isolate each of them and confirm that they do what is claimed.
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NIH grant will expand community asthma care program
An $8 million grant to Rhode Island Hospital will allow two Warren Alpert Medical School and Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute pediatric psychologists to develop a community-based program to address disparities in asthma outcomes in children.
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Brown, Yale researchers launch unique lab in Samoa to study obesity epidemic
Accompanied by the island nation’s prime minister, Brown University public health professor Stephen McGarvey celebrated a new facility for studying the lifestyle and genetic influences of obesity and non-communicable diseases in Samoa.
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Scientists at Brown University have found that people and mice alike use brief bursts of beta brainwaves, rather than sustained rhythms, to control attention and perception.
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Obesity increases incidence, severity, costs of knee dislocations
A new national study finds that the obesity epidemic is resulting in a higher risk of knee dislocations as well as serious vascular injuries and higher treatment costs.
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Babies can use context to look for things, study demonstrates
In a new study, infants as young as 6 months old demonstrated that they can rapidly integrate learning, memory and attention to improve their search for faces in a simple scene.
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Novel technology provides powerful new means for studying neural circuits
With “trans-Tango,” a technology developed at Brown University and described in a new study in Neuron, scientists can bridge across the connections between neurons to trace — and in the future control — brain circuits.
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Smell sensitivity varies with circadian rhythm, study suggests
A person’s ability to smell may vary throughout the day in accordance with their circadian rhythm, according to new evidence in a small study by Brown University researchers who are looking at how sleep may influence eating patterns in teens.
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Hepatitis C care falling short for young opioid users in R.I.
New research finds that while many Rhode Island young adults who use opioids get screened for hepatitis C, they aren’t always connected to care for an infection if one is detected.
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Brown launches global health master’s degree
With an emphasis on global field experience and integration with social sciences, the Brown University School of Public Health will offer a two-year master’s degree in global public health beginning next fall.
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Global calcium consumption appears low, especially in Asia
A new systematic review of global daily calcium consumption suggests substantial regional differences — it’s lowest in East Asia and highest in Northern Europe.
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Focus on lack of CLOCK protein may hold keys to future epilepsy treatments
A new study reports that some children with epilepsy lack a protein called CLOCK, which appears to disrupt the inhibition of excitatory neurons in the brain region where their seizures originate.
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Experts call for more rigor, less hype, for mindfulness and meditation
A group of 15 researchers has published a ‘critical evaluation and prescriptive agenda’ to improve research, clinical practice and neuroscience studies of mindfulness and meditation.
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Doctoral students selected for national program to shape health policy
Graduate students Chinyere Agbai and Arjee Restar have earned competitive national awards from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support their studies to improve health for underserved populations.
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In hurricane’s wake, a medical crisis plagues Puerto Rico
Since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Dr. Janice Santos, assistant professor of surgery and a physician with Brown Urology, has been working to help provide relief where an urgent medical crisis continues.
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Brown biostatisticians lead statistics for national mammography trial
Brown University biostatistics researchers, led by Professor Constantine Gatsonis, will provide a statistical ‘nerve center’ for a huge and innovative new study comparing 3-D and 2-D breast cancer screening technologies.
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Study will examine role of ‘resilience’ among African Americans living with HIV
With a new $3 million grant, a multi-institutional team led by Brown University public health researchers will measure and test how ‘resilience,’ or the ability to flourish in spite of adversity, may lead to better HIV-related outcomes.
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Brown neuroscientists earn fellowships to study biomedical technologies
The Pew Charitable Trusts will support Gilad Barnea in a project to apply his neural circuit tracing method to tracking the spread of cancer, while a National Science Foundation fellowship will enable Scott Cruikshank to master an advanced technology for controlling brain cells with light.
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Brown to study music program for nursing home residents with dementia
Researchers at Brown’s Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation landed a $3.7 million grant to conduct a pragmatic cluster randomized trial of the MUSIC & MEMORY program at as many as 60 nursing homes.
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Clear tactics, but few easy solutions, for hospitals combating ransomware
Hospitals facing the prospect of ransomware attacks like the one that afflicted British hospitals in May can take many concrete steps to better protect themselves, but some of the most important measures — such as a national policy not to pay ransoms — may be tougher to formulate.
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50 years ago, Clomid gave birth to the era of assisted reproduction
In the journal Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Eli Adashi writes a history and appreciation of the wonder drug Clomid, which radically changed what doctors could do for couples struggling to have children.
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