Warren Alpert Medical School

Health and Medicine

Providence high schoolers help design a health program built for them

July 7, 2026

Through a partnership between Brown researcher Kristine Durkin and Providence nonprofit Young Voices, local teens are shaping an adolescent health program while gaining firsthand experience in research.

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Health and Medicine

New insights on polyomaviruses could inform future approaches to prevention, treatment

July 6, 2026

A team of international researchers, including from Brown University, made new discoveries about the molecular mechanisms of an infection usually fatal in people with severely compromised immune systems.

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Health and Medicine

Photos: A sneak peek inside Brown University’s under-construction Danoff Laboratories

July 1, 2026

Construction managers offered a glimpse of Brown’s state-of-the-art facility for integrated life sciences research, which will be the largest academic laboratory building in Rhode Island.

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Social Sciences

Initiative led by Brown researchers boosts mental health support in R.I. public schools

June 24, 2026

A new network led by researchers from Brown’s Annenberg Institute and Warren Alpert Medical School supports local school districts in implementing evidence-based solutions to improve student mental health.

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Health and Medicine

Follow the tau: This brain protein presents a possible path to earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis

June 17, 2026

A cognitive researcher at Brown University is leading the Rhode Island team in a multi-city initiative, called the HEAD study, focused on detecting tau to speed Alzheimer’s diagnoses.

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Health and Medicine

Delirium after surgery is a strong predictor of cognitive decline in older adults

June 8, 2026

Researchers found that postoperative delirium was strongly associated with long-term cognitive decline, highlighting the long-term impact of delirium on brain health.

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Health and Medicine

Chronic teen cannabis use may negatively impact brain's reward system, increase risk of addiction

June 4, 2026

Researchers explored the links between the adolescent dopamine system and cannabis use frequency, amount and addiction severity.

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Health and Medicine

Serotonin reduces ‘belief stickiness,’ which could explain how it works on people with OCD

May 20, 2026

A study co-authored by a Brown University computational cognitive neuroscientist showed how an SSRI improves cognitive flexibility, suggesting a new way of thinking about obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Health and Medicine

Tiny worms, with help from Brown University researchers, may hold key to treating rare childhood disease

May 12, 2026

Genetically modified nematodes provide a new disease model to screen potential treatments for a rare neurogenetic disorder that has no cure.

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Health and Medicine

Expanding Medicaid coverage lowered death rates for young adults with kidney failure

May 11, 2026

A study led by Brown University researchers suggests that expanded health insurance coverage may significantly improve survival and care quality in this high-risk population.

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Health and Medicine

Brown medical school graduate to offer ‘small dose of idealism’ during cynical moment in time

April 30, 2026

At the Warren Alpert Medical School ceremony during Commencement and Reunion Weekend, Meylakh Barshay hopes to inspire classmates to find strength in community and to fix what they can, no matter how small.

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Health and Medicine

Q&A: Brown psychologists on the unintended, fatal consequences of mixing psychiatric meds

April 13, 2026

Researchers from Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School discussed an emerging contributor to overdose deaths in America.

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Health and Medicine

Liver screening at health clinics can save lives, according to pilot study in Rhode Island

April 1, 2026

A small study in which patients were screened for liver disease at a community health clinic identified issues with enough time for patients to make changes and reduce risk.

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Health and Medicine

‘Match Madness’ ensues as Brown medical school students receive their residency matches

March 20, 2026

At Match Day 2026, 146 soon-to-be physicians from Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School learned where they will complete the next stage of their medical careers.

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Health and Medicine

New research shows how to diagnose people with Alzheimer’s plus a hard-to-identify dementia type

March 16, 2026

The findings could help clinicians use neuropsychiatric symptoms to prepare patients and families for a type of dementia previously only diagnosed via autopsy.

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Health and Medicine

With federal award of up to $22 million, researchers to study treatment to slow the human aging process

February 24, 2026

Researchers from Brown University and the University of Rochester will lead a multi-institution project to test whether reducing DNA-triggered inflammation can help older adults stay healthier for longer.

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Health and Medicine

Leaders gather for an authentic, lively conversation about health care policy in Rhode Island

February 11, 2026

A summit hosted by Brown University’s School of Public Health brought together policymakers, researchers, health care leaders and community stakeholders to discuss pressing health policy issues facing the state.

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Health and Medicine

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain appointed to expanded role as Brown’s senior associate provost for life sciences

February 10, 2026

Brown’s senior vice president for health affairs and dean of medicine and biological sciences will guide life sciences strategy with a focus on advancing research, teaching and signature life sciences initiatives.

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Health and Medicine

Childhood lead exposure associated with increased depressive symptoms in adolescence

January 30, 2026

A federally funded study led by Brown University researchers links increased childhood blood lead concentrations with increased depressive symptoms in adolescence, with larger increases when exposure occurred later in childhood.

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Health and Medicine

Risk of maternal death during pregnancy greatly underestimated, study finds

January 28, 2026

A new study comparing deaths of pregnant people and of those who have an abortion show that risk of death due to pregnancy is three times higher than previously estimated.

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News and Events

Five Brown University students awarded prestigious fellowships

January 22, 2026

Three undergraduates, one medical student and one doctoral student were named among this year’s classes of Marshall, Schwarzman and Health Policy Research scholars.

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Health and Medicine

Trying Dry January? One month without alcohol linked to better sleep, mood and health

January 12, 2026

A review by Brown University researchers of studies about the popular abstinence challenge highlights the benefits of participation for the short and long term.

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Health and Medicine

Is bioluminescence the key to safe, effective brain imaging?

December 12, 2025

The Bioluminescence Hub at Brown, a collaborative team of neuroscientists from around the U.S., found a way to harness light to safely and effectively measure activity in living brain cells.

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Health and Medicine

Close encounters with Rhode Island’s plants, for education, enlightenment, environmental stewardship

December 10, 2025

An undergraduate field seminar at Brown teaches aspiring biologists and backyard botanists alike how to identify the flora of the Ocean State and engage with the natural environment.

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Health and Medicine

New discovery in cancer signaling reveals a potential path to more effective cancer drugs

December 9, 2025

A large, multi-institution study led by a Brown University physician-scientist could have important implications for the development of new classes of cancer therapeutics.

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Health and Medicine

Academic symposium spotlights medical students’ research

November 14, 2025

During an event at the Warren Alpert Medical School, nearly 150 medical students shared what they learned and what they found during summer research projects.

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Health and Medicine

Suicide prevention program decreases risks, saves lives among people recently released from jail

November 10, 2025

An experimental program for people in jail tested by researchers from Brown and Michigan State reduced the number of suicide attempts by more than half in the year after jail detention.

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Health and Medicine

Pecking with power: How tiny woodpeckers deliver devastating strikes to drill into wood

November 6, 2025

A new study reveals how woodpeckers combine breathing and whole-body coordination to drill into trees with extraordinary force.

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Health and Medicine

New federal grant enables study of policing strategy that may decrease overdose deaths

October 21, 2025

With an award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a team led by Brown University researchers will conduct the first scientific analysis of a policing program in Philadelphia and Baltimore that connect drug users to care.

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Health and Medicine

Brown professor emerita Dr. Maureen Phipps elected to the National Academy of Medicine

October 20, 2025

The longtime professor at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health received the honor in recognition of her leadership in advancing reproductive and maternal health.

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News and Events

Brown University Family Weekend 2025: Moments, memories and campus connections

October 17, 2025

Packed with forums, tours, family activities, athletic events, student performances and more, the University’s annual Family Weekend welcomes thousands of parents and family members to College Hill.

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Health and Medicine

$11 million federal award to launch Brown-based center to accelerate RNA research in Rhode Island

October 9, 2025

With support from the National Institutes of Health, the COBRE Center for RNA Biology in Health and Disease will create a critical mass of trained RNA researchers and fund cutting-edge RNA technology for scientific use.

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Health and Medicine

Kids are not getting as much sleep as their parents think, study finds

October 2, 2025

Researchers at Brown University found that many Rhode Island kids sleep less than their parents realize, with Latino children logging the least amount of rest.

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Health and Medicine

In recognition of generous gift, Brown University names the Giuliani RNA Center

September 29, 2025

The investment from Brown parents Giammaria and Sabrina Giuliani will support scholars seeking to unlock the potential of RNA to make a positive impact on human health.

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Health and Medicine

Researchers, industry leaders convene at Brown to explore the potential of RNA

September 29, 2025

Brown’s Giuliani RNA Center and the Rhode Island Life Science Hub co-hosted a symposium focused on how scientists can work together to turn RNA discoveries into solutions.

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Health and Medicine

Photo exhibition at Brown’s medical school depicts the health impacts of clean water deficiency

September 24, 2025

On view at the Warren Alpert Medical School, photographs taken by medical student Benjamin Katz in a rural Rwandan community raise awareness of the health risks posed by lack of access to clean water.

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Health and Medicine

Brown University medical students don white coats, kick off medical careers

September 15, 2025

The Warren Alpert Medical School celebrated new beginnings for the 145 medical students in the Class of 2029 at the school’s 27th annual white coat ceremony.

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Health and Medicine

Not getting enough iodine? Brown pediatric endocrinologist reveals why iodine deficiency is on the rise

September 3, 2025

Dr. Monica Serrano-Gonzalez of the Warren Alpert Medical School discussed her research on the risks of iodine deficiency and what people can do about it.

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News and Events

At 262nd Opening Convocation, Brown’s newest students are encouraged to embrace growth, transition

September 2, 2025

As more than 3,200 students began their academic journeys at Brown, University leaders celebrated their resilience, intellectual curiosity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives.

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Health and Medicine

Extinct human relatives left a genetic gift that helped people thrive in the Americas

August 21, 2025

A new study found that a gene passed down from extinct archaic humans provided an adaptive advantage for Indigenous people of the Americas and is still common today in people of Indigenous descent.

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Health and Medicine

Topping-off ceremony at Brown celebrates future laboratories for integrated life sciences research

August 20, 2025

On schedule for completion in 2027, Danoff Laboratories will convene scientists to solve complex health and medical challenges and spur economic growth in Providence’s Jewelry District.

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Health and Medicine

Even a few mutated cells can significantly impact how blood cancers develop, study finds

August 7, 2025

New findings about the effect of certain mutated cells on the entire blood-forming system and its environment could change how doctors treat patients with blood cancers.

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Health and Medicine

Frances Moriniere: Rising early to advance sleep research in dream job

August 6, 2025

This summer, Brown junior Frances Moriniere is training as a sleep scientist through the Sleep Apprenticeship program at the Warren Alpert Medical School and Bradley Hospital.

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Health and Medicine

How hot is too hot for health? Brown emergency room doctor shares heat-related red flags

July 30, 2025

Amid cresting heat waves around the globe, Dr. Katelyn Moretti of the Warren Alpert Medical School relays the risks of high temperatures and how to keep cool and prevent dehydration.

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Health and Medicine

$1.3 million grant to Brown to expand research on the role of blood-brain barrier in decision making

July 18, 2025

Researchers from Brown’s Carney Institute will investigate how the blood-brain barrier is involved in transmitting information to the brain, informing potential treatments for brain diseases and disorders.

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Science and Technology

Divers led by Brown marine biologist discover surprising changes to offshore kelp forest

July 18, 2025

A research trip to a biodiversity hotspot in the Gulf of Maine underscores the importance of continued monitoring of marine ecosystems.

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Health and Medicine

New research challenges animal dietary classifications in Yellowstone National Park

July 14, 2025

A federally funded analysis led by Brown University biologists found that different species of large herbivores have diets that are more diverse and complex than previously known.

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Health and Medicine

Sunscreen and skin cancer: Brown University dermatologist answers the burning questions

July 1, 2025

With summer in full swing, Dr. Elnaz Firoz of the Warren Alpert Medical School and the Miriam Hospital dispels sunscreen myths and shares advice for safe, healthy fun in the sun.

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Health and Medicine

Molecular-level discovery about heart mechanisms could lead to new heart disease treatments

June 25, 2025

Brown University biologists found that when a protein called AIMP3 was removed from heart cells in mice, it led to severe heart problems.

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Health and Medicine

Translational science showcase highlights RNA’s promise to improve human health

June 17, 2025

At a Brown University symposium hosted by Rhode Island’s federally funded IDeA programs, biomedical scientists shared how they’re turning discoveries into treatments.

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