Biomed News

Brainwaves reflect ability to beat built-in bias

carolyngridelli — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:18:15 +0000

New study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, by postdoctoral researcher James Cavanagh helps explains the a distinctly human mechanism of cognition. Read more…

David Savitz named VP for research

carolyngridelli — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:27:37 +0000

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. Read more…

Psychiatrists waste 1 million hours getting patients admitted

carolyngridelli — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:40:46 +0000

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…

Professor Anthony Spirito receives grant to validate teen alcohol-screening initiative

carolyngridelli — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:17:01 +0000

Co-principal investigator Anthony Spirito, Ph.D., ABPP, professor of psychiatry & human behavior was awarded a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at NIH. Read more…

21% of U.S. elderly take high-risk medicines

carolyngridelli — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:43:41 +0000

A study by Dr. Amal Trivedi, assistant professor of health services, policy and practice, shows one in five seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful “high-risk medication”. Read more…

Invasive crabs help Cape Cod marshes

carolyngridelli — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:37:04 +0000

New paper in Ecology, by Mark Bertness chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology shows the invasive green grab is helping to restore the marsh by driving away the predators. Read more…

Brown launches TRI-Lab community initiative

carolyngridelli — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:35:43 +0000

Brown University announced the launch of TRI-Lab. The inaugural Lab will be co-chaired by Stephen Buka, professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology, and Elizabeth Burke Bryant, executive director of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT. Read more…

Misregulated genes may play a role in both rare and general forms of autism

carolyngridelli — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:21:53 +0000

Finding of a new study by Dr. Eric Morrow, professor of biology, psychiatry and human behavior suggests a new genetic pathway to investigate in general autism research. Read more…

Dr. Andres Matoso receives prestigious pathology research award

carolyngridelli — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:50:53 +0000

Dr. Matoso, a Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellow received the Stowell-Orbison Award from USCAP, which is given in recognition of outstanding pathology research by pathologists-in-training. Read abstract…

CPR death highlights end-of-life decisions

carolyngridelli — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:56:48 +0000

According to Dr. David Dosa, Associate Professor in Health Services Policy and Practice “One of the greatest gifts you can leave to a family member is direction regarding health care decisions at the end of life”. Read more…