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August 27, 2018 News from Brown

Child lead exposure study finds substantial reductions possible

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

July 20, 2018 News from Brown

Pilot study suggests ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students

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.

March 12, 2018 News from Brown

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.

January 10, 2018 News from Brown

Enzyme shown to regulate inflammation and metabolism in fat tissue

New research in mice and humans suggests that an enzyme called SNRK suppresses inflammation in obesity-related “white fat” while increasing metabolism in heat-producing “brown fat,” making SNRK an intriguing target in the battle against obesity.

November 15, 2017 News from Brown

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.

October 25, 2017 News from Brown

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.

October 18, 2017 News from Brown

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.

September 26, 2017 News from Brown

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.

July 20, 2017 News from Brown

High-dose flu vaccine reduces hospital visits for nursing home residents

Patients in nursing homes that provided a high-dose flu vaccine were significantly less likely than residents in standard-dose homes to go to the hospital during flu season, according to a new study.

June 27, 2017 News from Brown

U.S. renews addiction center’s funding with emphasis on opioids

With a new $3.8 million grant, the federal government has renewed funding for Brown’s New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center for the next five years.

June 16, 2017 News from Brown

Study casts doubt about link between eczema, cardiovascular disease

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.

June 2, 2017 News from Brown

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.

May 24, 2017 News from Brown

Study documents range of challenging meditation experiences

Though it has gained popularity in the West as medically and psychologically beneficial, meditation can produce a much wider variety of outcomes, not all of them calm and relaxing, according to a new study that analyzes meditation-related challenges.

May 9, 2017 News from SPH

The Richard and Diane Longabaugh Trainee Research Development Fund

Even if you are very familiar with the work of the School of Public Health’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS), you might not be aware of the founding influence and continuing support of Richard Longabaugh, EdD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research).

April 20, 2017 News from Brown

Brown honors accomplished scholars with inaugural Research Achievement Awards

The new award program recognizes the work of both senior and early-career faculty members.

April 5, 2017 News from Brown

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.

March 7, 2017 News from Brown

Student research success supported by unique Brown curricula

To lead a new paper in Health Affairs that describes the exceptional success of Costa Rica’s approach to primary care, student Madeline Pesec combined her own initiative and talent with Brown’s unique academic programs and alumni network.

February 15, 2017 News from Brown

Researchers propose a new way to assess medication-based HIV prevention

Delivering on the promise of preventing HIV infections with antiretroviral medicines, or pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), requires thinking about PrEP as a nine-step continuum of preventive care, Brown researchers write in the journal AIDS.

February 7, 2017 News from Brown

Sickle cell trait may confound blood sugar readings among African-Americans

A routine diabetes test produces lower blood sugar readings in African-Americans with sickle cell trait than in those without, potentially leading patients to remain untreated or with a mistaken sense of blood sugar control, study finds.

January 9, 2017 News from Brown

Medicaid expansion linked to better care quality at health centers

In the first year of Medicaid expansion, four out of eight quality indicators at federally funded health centers improved significantly in states that expanded Medicaid compared to non-expansion states, according to a new study.

April 30, 2015 News from SPH

Study Maps Extroversion Types In The Brain’s Anatomy

School of Public Health scientists have mapped the similarities and the differences in the brain between the two different kinds of extroverts: “agentic” go-getters and “affiliative” people persons.

February 5, 2015 News from SPH

New Center To Increase Physical Therapy Research

With a new five-year, $2.5-million grant from the Foundation for Physical Therapy, Brown University will lead a multi-institution center to train physical therapy health services researchers and to seed new studies.

November 17, 2014 News from SPH

Liu wins AHA research award for diabetes, heart disease

Dr. Simin Liu is among the first scientists funded by the American Heart Association to work on its new Cardiovascular Genome-Phenome initiative. He will now have access to three major resources for a deep investigation of gene-diet interactions in cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes across different ethnic groups.

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