A $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation will support research aimed at developing a fundamental understanding of quantum systems to enable new quantum technologies.
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Diet impacts the sensitivity of gut microbiome to antibiotics, study finds
Antibiotics change the kinds of bacteria in the mouse gut as well as the bacteria’s metabolism — but diet can exacerbate the changes, a new study showed.
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Biology of bat wings may hold lessons for cold-weather work, exercise
The muscles in bats’ wings are much cooler than the muscles in their core, a new study finds — and this research could one day enhance our understanding of human muscle.
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Federal grant from the National Institute on Aging will fund a collaborative research incubator to support trials across the nation aimed at improving care for people living with dementia.
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Removing used needles does not reduce the spread of Hepatitis C virus — instead, changing the ratio of infected to uninfected needles is critical, study finds.
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Newly launched lab at Brown investigating impact of environmental contaminants
Early-career researcher Jessica Plavicki is advancing understanding of how environmental contaminants interfere with heart and brain development — the formidable task of establishing her new lab should prove fruitful for decades to come.
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Investigating plant growth with CRISPR gene-editing technology
On a quest to unearth insights about ethylene production and plant growth, Adrian Lee spent his summer applying the revolutionary genetic engineering tool alongside Brown faculty.
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New technique isolates placental cells for non-invasive genetic testing
A new technique for isolating cells carrying the full fetal genome from cervical swabs could enable doctors to diagnose genetic disorders without using needles to harvest cells from the placenta.
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Mosquito incognito: Could graphene-lined clothing prevent mosquito bites?
A new study shows that graphene sheets can block the signals mosquitos use to identify a blood meal, potentially enabling a new chemical-free approach to mosquito bite prevention.
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Computer model could help test new sickle cell drugs
A new computer model that captures the dynamics of the red blood cell sickling process could help in evaluating drugs for treating sickle cell disease.
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Research shows why there’s a ‘sweet spot’ depth for underground magma chambers
Computer models show why eruptive magma chambers tend to reside between six and 10 kilometers underground.
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Photos: Brown’s Summer Research Symposium 2019
A two-day event in early August offered undergraduate researchers from Brown and beyond the chance to showcase findings unearthed and topics investigated in the University’s classrooms and laboratories this summer.
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Modeling hurricane effects on Rhode Island
Working with the Rhode Island Department of Health, Brown MPH student Joyce Pak is interviewing hospital and other critical facility managers to inform a real-time computer model of storm consequences.
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Research shows human cells assembling into fractal-like clusters
In a finding that could shed light on tissue formation, wound healing and cancer spread, a new study shows that human cells follow the same rules as non-living particles to form fractal-like branching structures.
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Punitive peers can increase how much fellow decision-makers support punishment, by up to 40 percent.
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Brown faculty members earn prominent awards, distinctions
In recent months, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown faculty for their research, scholarship and leadership.
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New approach could make HVAC heat exchangers five times better
Turbulent heat exchangers are widely used in HVAC systems around the world, and a new study demonstrates a simple modification that can improve their capability by 500%.
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Higher vitamin A intake linked to lower skin cancer risk
Researchers found that people who ate high levels of vitamin A were 17 percent less likely to get the second-most-common type of skin cancer years later.
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With a new five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation will launch four research projects and establish a clinical laboratory for biological addiction research at Brown University.
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The new collaboration between Brown University and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections will expand an already successful opioid treatment program in correctional institutions, helping people who are in the justice system but outside prison walls.
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Brown graduate student discusses lunar exploration past and future
Ariel Deutsch, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, will join an astronaut who walked on the Moon and two top NASA scientists for a panel titled “Lunar Geology: Past, Present and Future.”
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An analysis led by Brown sociologist Jayanti Owens found that different treatment of black and white students accounted for half of the racial gap in school suspensions and expulsions among 5- to 9-year-old children.
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Brown neuroscientists discover neuron type that acts as brain’s metronome
By keeping the brain in sync, these long-hypothesized but never-found neurons help rodents to detect subtle sensations.
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World’s island conifers threatened with extinction from climate change
By estimating climate conditions in which conifer species could thrive if they needed to, a new study identifies which species are at extinction risk due to climate change.
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Caught in the act: Images capture molecular motions in real time
Researchers have shot a “movie” of subtle molecular motions in unprecedented detail, shedding light on previously unseen chemical dynamics.
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Brown Biomedical Innovations to Impact will award five faculty projects $100,000 each to accelerate promising medical solutions into commercial technologies.
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Study found that hospitals with more black patients saw smaller increases in compliance with new sepsis protocols than those that treat mainly white patients, highlighting a need to evaluate the effects of quality improvement projects for minority groups.
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Understanding the normal molecular interactions could aid in the development of therapeutics to prevent the formation of clumps associated with ALS and frontotemporal dementia.
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Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene
A new study reveals a suite of quantum Hall states that have not been seen previously, shedding new light on the nature of electron interactions in quantum systems and establishing a potential new platform for future quantum computers.
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Cold weather increases the risk of fatal opioid overdoses, study finds
While the precise reasons are unclear, an analysis of overdose deaths in Rhode Island and Connecticut showed that cold snaps raised the risk of fatal opioid overdoses by 25 percent.
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People who use opioids would welcome safe consumption spaces, study finds
There are no legal safe consumption spaces in the U.S. currently, but a three-city study found that a majority of people who use opioids would be willing to use locations where they would have medical support in case of overdose.
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NSF CAREER awards to advance promising research by four Brown faculty members
The awards for early-career faculty will support research in computer networking, algebraic geometry, neurodegenerative diseases and robotics.
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Strange Martian mineral deposit likely sourced from volcanic explosions
In a finding that is soon to be ground-truthed by NASA’s next Mars rover, Brown University researchers show that a Martian mineral deposit was likely formed by ashfall from ancient volcanic explosions.
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After a series of surprising discoveries, a team of scientists determined a role of opsin 3 in tuning human skin color in response to ultraviolet rays.
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Study reveals final fate of levitating Leidenfrost droplets
The research shows why levitating droplets on hot surfaces eventually explode if they start out large enough.
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Unexpectedly big wins improve two kinds of memory
Brown researchers discover that unexpected rewards improve the memory of specific events, which may have implications for how clinicians treat individuals with depression.
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The annual awards program recognizes the research and scholarship of both longtime and early-career faculty members.
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Researchers outline how humans reduce uncertainty in social situations
A team of Brown University scientists proposed a psychological model of three interrelated ways people reduce uncertainty in social situations.
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Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from ‘island hopping’ in insulating state
New research shows how Cooper pairs — quasiparticles that make superconductivity possible — can also play an opposite role in an exotic type of insulating materials known as Cooper pair insulators.
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Patients who receive more physical therapy are less likely to be readmitted to a hospital within a month, yet the amount of care made available to Medicare patients varies widely.
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The annual “TED Talks”-style event challenged 12 graduate students to explain why their current research matters — to the field and to themselves — in 5 minutes or less.
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Heart patch could limit muscle damage in heart attack aftermath
Guided by computer simulations, an international team of researchers has developed an adhesive patch that can provide support for damaged heart tissue, potentially reducing the stretching of heart muscle that’s common after a heart attack.
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Catfish use complex coordination to catch prey
Using a powerful X-ray imaging system, Brown University scientists found that catfish move joints throughout their head in a concerted manner to suck in their prey.
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While most teens can define consent as saying ‘yes,’ their understanding of how consent translates into real life experiences varies.
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The stress-response master regulator is important for antibiotic resistance and the ability for bacteria to cause disease.
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NASA Twins Study finds remarkable resilience to the stress of space
A Brown assistant professor studied how the “cellular powerhouse” responds to microgravity stress markers as a part of a NASA study of identical twins.
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Public Health Research Day features Brown student researchers
A poster session during National Public Health Week showcased an array of research on public health concerns in communities from college campuses to Cape Town, South Africa.
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Brown professor to co-lead international research on subsurface environments
The biosphere that exists below Earth’s surface dwarfs the surface biome, and a new collaboration co-led by Jack Mustard will work to better understand what’s underground.
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In a study of 200 years of pre-industrial Quebecois genealogical history, researchers at Brown found that fertility-related changes in natural selection during the pre-industrial era paved the way for economic and technological progress.
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Brown professor helps select landing site for private mission to the Moon
The Israeli firm SpaceIL turned to Brown’s Jim Head for help in selecting a landing site for what is expected in the coming weeks to become the first private spacecraft to land on the Moon.
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