Epidemiology

October 18, 2018 News from Brown

Fentanyl test strips prove useful in preventing overdoses

A Brown University study found that many young adults who tried fentanyl test strips reduced overdose risk by using less, going slower or using with someone else present.

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May 23, 2018 News from Brown

Early-life obesity impacts children’s learning and memory, study suggests

The study found a link between children’s weight status in the first two years of life and their school-age performance on cognitive tests.

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November 10, 2017 News from Brown

Brown, Yale researchers launch unique lab in Samoa to study obesity epidemic

Accompanied by the island nation’s prime minister, Brown University public health professor Stephen McGarvey celebrated a new facility for studying the lifestyle and genetic influences of obesity and non-communicable diseases in Samoa.

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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.

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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.

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June 7, 2017 News from Brown

Feared by drug users but hard to avoid, fentanyl takes a mounting toll

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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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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Fentanyl test strips prove useful in preventing overdoses

Early-life obesity impacts children’s learning and memory, study suggests

Brown, Yale researchers launch unique lab in Samoa to study obesity epidemic

Hepatitis C care falling short for young opioid users in R.I.

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

Feared by drug users but hard to avoid, fentanyl takes a mounting toll

Liu wins AHA research award for diabetes, heart disease

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