Biomed in the News
Psychiatrists waste 1 million hours getting patients admitted
25 Apr 2013 12:40 pm
Child psychiatry fellow and lead author, Dr. Amy Funkenstein, collected the data over a three-month period and the results were published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Read more…
David Savitz named VP for research
08 May 2013 9:27 am
Brown University has named David Savitz, currently professor of epidemiology in the Brown School of Public Health and professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Alpert Medical School, as its next vice president for research....
Brainwaves reflect ability to beat built-in bias
08 May 2013 10:18 am
New study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, by postdoctoral researcher James Cavanagh helps explains the a distinctly human mechanism of cognition. Read more…
Reynolds grant supports aging education of doctors
10 Jun 2013 2:20 pm
New grant, announced June 7th, will teach hundreds of residents and practicing physicians about aging so they can further improve care. Read more…
Childhood abuse is an important risk factor for suicide
19 Jul 2013 9:25 am
New study in the American Journal of Public Health by Brandon Marshall, assistant professor of epidemiology, shows childhood abuse raises drug users’ suicide risk. Read more…
Brown scientists discover new protein
19 Jul 2013 9:27 am
Research by Erica Larschan, assistant professor of biology, and her team was published online in the journal Genes and Development. Read more…
Disease diminishing local starfish population
24 Jul 2013 10:30 am
Gary Wessel, professor of biology, is collaborating with URI researchers to identify why starfish are dying. Read more…
Professor Morgan invents improved petri dish
31 Jul 2013 3:40 pm
The new and improved petri dish, invented by Jeffrey Morgan, professor of medical science, will be manufactured locally. Read more…
$11-million NIH grant funds new brain research center
11 Sep 2013 11:34 am
With support from a major new federal grant, Professor of Neuroscience Jerome Sanes will lead the COBRE Center for Central Nervous System Function at Brown. Read more…
Researchers restore neuron growth in mice
16 Sep 2013 4:45 pm
A new study links mutation of a gene associated with autism to a deficit in brain cell growth and connectivity in mice. Read more…