Using a laboratory device that can deliver concussive impacts to cell cultures and image the aftermath in real time, researchers from Brown are gaining new insight into how brain cells react to trauma.
Five of the University’s dining facilities earned certification from the Green Restaurant Association for sustainability practices including recycling, composting, energy use and more.
August 1, 2016
A simple new score predicts the severity of dehydration among young children in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Researchers validated the score by comparing predictions with the change in weight after rehydration.
Dr. Adam Levine
Brown’s summer program, known as B-Lab, showcased students’ ingenuity and pointed to an increasingly robust future for entrepreneurship at the University.
In an editorial in JAMA, two experts including Brown University dermatologist Dr. Martin Weinstock question a USPSTF determination that there isn't enough evidence to recommend that clinicians visual screen for skin cancer, such as melanoma.
In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team led by Brown University neuroscientists proposes a new theory — backed by data from people, animal models and computational simulation — to explain how beta waves emerge in the brain.
A new study reports that a genetic variant that affects energy metabolism and fat storage partly explains why Samoans have among the world’s highest levels of obesity.
Widespread use of talking points and expanding role of consultants, focus groups and polls are likely contributing to deeper divisions, both in Congress and in the broader public, according to study.
