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The population of a tropical tree increases mostly in places where it is rare, a Brown study found.

With the prestigious appointment, Dr. Josiah Rich earns high honors for his work fighting the opioid epidemic and addressing health issues among prisoners.

Scientists have assumed that future terahertz data links would have an inherent immunity to eavesdropping, but new research shows that’s not necessarily the case.

At the forefront of treating opioid dependency, Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University received a grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation to conduct a randomized controlled trial of the peer support program.

A new supplemental grant will expand a Brown University and Michigan State University suicide prevention study that is exploring intentional opioid overdoses among people released from jail.

Brown researchers find that different ALS-affected neurons degrade for different reasons in worm models.

Almost one in 10 people in the U.S. visited the hospital for nonfatal injuries in 2013; falls and being hit by objects were the most prevalent causes of injury.

The five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health will support Carlos Vargas-Irwin’s research, which could ultimately improve control of robotic limbs for people with paralysis.

User-friendly software will help connect the neural activity of the brain’s outer layers to EEG recordings, which could help in treating patients and developing new discoveries.

A new study shows that the breakdown of water molecules trapped in ancient Martian rocks likely produced enough chemical energy to sustain microorganisms for hundreds of millions of years beneath the Red Planet’s surface.

A national survey finds that children whose mothers use marijuana try it two years younger, highlighting a public health need for targeted interventions.

By making a neural-network computer model that can be fooled by optical illusions like humans, the researchers advanced knowledge of the human visual system and may help improve artificial vision.

A Brown-led research team will develop machine-learning software to accelerate the supercomputer simulations used to design new materials and direct key chemical reactions.

In research that may help bridge the divide between the nano and the macro, Brown University chemists have used pyramid-shaped nanoparticles to create what might be the most complex macroscale superstructure ever assembled.

Public health faculty members at Brown have studied the impact of recent hurricanes on nursing home and assisted living residents.

Assisted reproductive technologies are not the sole cause of multiple births — naturally occurring multiple births due to women choosing to have children later in life is responsible for a growing percentage of multiples.

Brown University researchers at the LHC made important contributions to a finding that reveals the fate of the majority of Higgs particles.

Intervention by researchers reduced household lead below levels previously deemed achievable and reduced blood lead concentrations in more highly exposed children, though the decrease did not result in significant neurobehavioral improvements in children

For the ecology and evolutionary biology concentrator, a summer spent in a Massachusetts forest offered the chance to explore forest ecology and a future career in research.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide funding for Brown researchers working in the physical sciences to collaborate with NIST researchers and access NIST’s specialized labs.

The deposits, found near the Moon’s north and south poles, could be a potential resource for future lunar exploration.

With the help of a Brown summer research grant, a team of undergraduates is helping to develop a course that uses simple drones as a gateway into autonomous robotics.

LifeSkills program reduces condomless sex acts 40% compared to standard of care HIV and STD counseling and testing, new research shows.

Giant cancer cells are much larger and stiffer than other cancer cells and move further, study shows.

Brown-led study finds that motivational interviewing with personalized feedback and booster sessions produced substantial reductions in alcohol use among heavy-drinking men who have sex with men who are living with HIV.