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…
CPR death highlights end-of-life decisions
March 8th, 2013 by carolyngridelliBrown researchers build robotic bat wing
February 25th, 2013 by carolyngridelliProfessors Kenneth Breuer and Sharon Swartz have uncovered flight secrets of real bats. Read more…
Three Brown scientists win NSF CAREER awards
February 21st, 2013 by carolyngridelliEric Darling, Erika Edwards and Eunsuk Kim receive five-year grants which start this month. Read more…
Study in mice yields Angelman advance
February 15th, 2013 by carolyngridelliA new study by John Marshall, professor of medical science, lays out a neurological signaling breakdown in Angelman syndrome. Read more…
Brown approves a School of Public Health
February 14th, 2013 by carolyngridelliTerrie “Fox” Wetle, associate dean of medicine for public health, will serve as the school’s inaugural dean. Read more…
Spending cuts could derail Meals on Wheels
February 12th, 2013 by carolyngridelliAn article by Kali Thomas,postdoctoral research fellow in community health, proposed cuts to Meals on Wheels funding cites. Read more…
Aging Easy Riders Beware
February 12th, 2013 by carolyngridelliNew research by Tracy L. Jackson, a graduate student in the epidemiology department , finds that older bikers are three times as likely to be severely injured in a crash as younger riders. Read more…
Fruit Fly Mutations Help Researcher Explain Human Diseases
February 12th, 2013 by carolyngridelliA new study by Brown and Indiana University researchers finds a gene mutation in fruit flies which may help explain how human diseases change over time. Read more…
Hospice care used more, but often too late
February 6th, 2013 by carolyngridelliA new study in JAMA by Joan Teno finds an increase in hospice use but also aggressive care for the elderly. Read more…
Study finds price for reducing HIV risk
February 6th, 2013 by carolyngridelliAccording to new study by Omar Galarraga, assistant professor of health services policy and practice. Read more…