The technique enables the detection of gases, such as atmospheric pollutants, present in extremely small quantities that are otherwise difficult or impossible to detect.
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Sea sponges stay put with anchors that bend but don’t break
Understanding how the internal architecture of sea sponge anchors makes them flexible and strong could inform future human-made materials.
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Despite mixed evidence recently about an association between atopic dermatitis and cardiovascular disease, a new study that analyzed more than 250,000 medical records suggests there is no link.
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Bess Marcus named next School of Public Health dean
Brown has appointed health behavior and exercise promotion expert Bess Marcus, a member of the Brown faculty from 1991 to 2011 and a senior leader at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, as the next dean of its School of Public Health.
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New research shows that water from melted snow and ice likely carved valley networks around Lyot crater on Mars.
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Taking advantage of 3-D printing technology, a group of students is creating fanciful but functional custom-made arms for local children with upper-arm anomalies.
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Lipscombe elected president of Society for Neuroscience
Brown University neuroscience professor Diane Lipscombe, director of the Brown Institute for Brain Science, has been elected the next president of the Society for Neuroscience.
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A new study in Nature helps to explain how specialized retinal cells help stabilize vision by perceiving how their owner is moving.
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In a pair of studies of Rhode Island’s opioid overdose epidemic, Brown University researchers show that while heroin users appear desperate to avoid fentanyl, it’s killing more of them every year.
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Grant funds study of best practices in hospital care for elderly
Public health researchers have earned a $1.1 million grant to identify best practices at hospitals that provide cost-effective, high-quality care for Medicare recipients in need of post-discharge services.
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With the goal of prevention, a new study of children and teens with autism spectrum disorders found five risk factors that are significantly associated with an increased likelihood of seeking inpatient psychiatric care.
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Researchers flip the script on magnetocapacitance
The study demonstrates for the first time a new type of magnetocapacitance, a phenomenon that could be useful in the next generation of ‘spintronic’ devices.
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With urgent health issues on the agenda such as hospital mergers and risky pregnancies, the Rhode Island Department of Health is engaging Brown students to pitch in, offering valuable opportunities to gain real-world research experience in return.
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Brown University engineers have shown that applying curvature to the base of a fish fin can increase its stiffness, an effect that could underlie the maneuverability of fish and provide a new design concept for robotic swimmers.
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Glicksman, a physicist and engineer who advanced semiconductor sciences before serving as a senior academic leader at Brown, died on May 26, 2017.
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Fowl-mouthed study finds that diet shaped duck, goose beaks
An analysis of the relationship between diet and beak shape among waterfowl not only shows that feeding is likely the major influence that fits the bill, but also suggests that early birds of the order were likely more duck-like than goose-like.
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HIV patients sticking with therapy longer, Medicaid data show
A large new study based on Medicaid data identifies a clear trend of people staying on their HIV medications longer than they used to.
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By bringing together Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and six medical practices employing more than 500 doctors, BPI will enable a new level of coordination for research, teaching and clinical care in southern New England.
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Computer science professor celebrates 50 years on faculty
John Savage, one of the founders of Brown’s Department of Computer Science, will be honored for 50 years of teaching and mentorship during this weekend’s Commencement and Reunion festivities.
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Brown University computer scientists have shown a new way to help prevent users of data exploration software from making false discoveries.
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As she prepares to step down as the inaugural dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, Terrie Fox Wetle is earning praise for leading fast growth yet instilling a family feel at Brown’s newest professional school.
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Some of the newest wheelchairs, prosthetics, hearing, speech and communication devices could provide great help for people with disabilities in the workforce, but non-technological barriers often limit their promise.
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Plumes of vapor generated by ancient impacts on Mars created tornado-like winds possibly swirling at more than 500 miles per hour, which explain mysterious streaks seen near large impact craters on the Martian surface.
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New research shows that New Englanders are susceptible to serious health effects even when the heat index is below 100, a finding that has helped to change the National Weather Service threshold for heat warnings.
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Evidence in a new study casts doubt on the idea, favored by members of both political parties, that slapping a copay on Medicare home health care will save money by deterring use of the benefit among seniors.
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Unique primary care residency program hangs in budget balance
The Teaching Health Centers program, which funds outpatient primary care residencies serving rural and indigent patients, awaits Congressional budget reauthorization at a time when there is a primary care shortage, Brown University medical scholars write in a new article in JAMA.
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One day the products we order might come to our houses via drone — two Brown University students are working on technologies that might help make that a reality.
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The whole arsenal of cuttlefish coloration, postures and aggression played out during a chance observation now described in a study in the American Naturalist.
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Years of experiments and careful observation along the shores of the Galápagos Islands have untangled a complex food web of sea lions, fish, urchins and algae, revealing who eats (or doesn’t eat) whom and what impact they have on each other.
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Among suicidal patients, an intervention that included brief post-discharge phone calls significantly reduced the likelihood of a future suicide attempt, according to a clinical trial conducted at eight hospitals.
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$3.1 million grant to build new data exploration software
Brown University computer scientists will use the funding to build an interactive data exploration system that includes statistical safeguards against false discoveries.
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Brown researchers have developed methods to use data from FRAP, an experiment used to study how molecules move inside cells, in ways it’s never been used before.
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Researchers develop eco-friendly, 4-in-1 catalyst
Performing multiple reactions in one shot reduces raw material needs and byproduct waste, a potential step toward a greener chemical industry.
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Through a combination of experiments with college students and laboratory worms, researchers have identified the first specific genes to show molecular alterations associated with short sleep duration.
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Nine ways Brown keeps the spirit of Earth Day alive year-round
From reducing greenhouse gas emissions to doing homework in the dark, Brown community members immerse themselves in sustainability measures on an everyday basis.
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Few studies have looked at whether mindfulness meditation is equally effective among men and women in addressing mood, but a new study in a college setting found a substantial difference.
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Mineral deposits in a region called Northeast Syrtis Major suggest a plethora of once-habitable environments. By mapping those deposits in the region’s larger geological context, Brown researchers may help set the stage for a future rover mission.
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New fund to accelerate medical technologies toward market
Brown’s new Biomedical Innovation Fund has made two grants to accelerate the commercialization of technologies — one for diagnosing drug dependence in newborns and a second for discovering anti-ALS medicines.
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University celebrates ‘Inspiring Women in Science’
At a daylong event at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts on Thursday, April 20, six renowned women scientists will speak about their work amid remarks and presentations by colleagues, including President Christina Paxson.
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Researchers observe heat exchange in an exotic material
The research, co-authored by a Brown University physicist and published in the journal Nature, may help in the development of quantum computers.
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Brown biologists have developed a new system, described in Nature Genetics, that identified and tracked hundreds of genetic variations that alter the way DNA is spliced when cells make proteins, often leading to disease.
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At an April conference in Washington, D.C., Brown University Professor Mary Carskadon will describe decades of research that explain why adolescent biology makes the 7:30 a.m. school bell so problematic.
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ICERM wins new grant from Simons Foundation
The funding, totaling nearly $1 million, will expand the institute’s research workshop programming.
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Even a single, brief stress can induce days of relapse to cocaine-seeking among rats, but a new study shows how the tendency to relapse persists and how to shut it down, suggesting a new pathway for developing addiction treatment medications.
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Public health events highlight urgent challenges, research
The Brown University School of Public Health will feature the urgency and importance of population health scholarship with the premiere of a documentary on the opioid crisis, a broad-ranging research exposition and a lecture on gun violence.
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Curbing alcohol to fight HIV could save money in Kenya
Expanding a program in Kenya that fights the spread of HIV by curbing alcohol consumption could produce a net economic benefit, a new study projects.
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Technology to screen embryos before implantation falls short
Because current methods for assessing the viability of IVF-created embryos are not sufficiently reliable, more research on embryo development is needed, two experts write in a new review article.
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With the investigational BrainGate brain-computer interface and implanted muscle-stimulating electrodes, a man paralyzed from the shoulders down was able to use his arm and hand to eat, drink and perform other activities, according to new research in <em>The Lancet</em>.
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Less than a third of men in a large national survey reported talking with their doctor about both the pros and cons of the PSA blood test for prostate cancer, and the likelihood has decreased further since a national panel recommended against the test.
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How a young-looking lunar volcano hides its true age
A young-looking volcanic caldera on the Moon has been interpreted by some as evidence of relatively recent lunar volcanic activity, but new research suggests it's not so young after all.
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