THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING (NIA) has awarded a five-year $53.4 million grant to Brown University and Boston-based Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL) to lead a nationwide effort to improve ...
On October 29, 2019 / By Brian ClarkThe study found a link between children’s weight status in the first two years of life and their school-age performance on cognitive tests. A study by Brown University ...
On May 3, 2019 / By Gillian KileyThe results are not good, but the latest report from the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance does reveal positive signs, especially regarding opportunities and infrastructure that support physical ...
On May 3, 2019 / By Laura Kallio Joyce, P'22A national survey finds that children whose mothers use marijuana try it two years younger, highlighting a public health need for targeted interventions. A number of studies have ...
On May 3, 2019 / By Mollie RappeWhen we think about recent environmental disasters, Flint, Michigan’s water quality crisis quickly comes to mind. But the Great Lakes State has another pollution problem that is less ...
On November 6, 2018 / By Laura Kallio Joyce, P'22Public health faculty members at Brown have studied the impact of recent hurricanes on nursing home and assisted living residents. Natural disasters are often particularly hard on vulnerable ...
On November 6, 2018 / By Mollie RappeIntervention by researchers reduced household lead below levels previously deemed achievable and reduced blood lead concentrations in more highly exposed children, though the decrease did not result in ...
On November 6, 2018 / By Mollie RappeOriginally published in THE GLOBE AND MAIL AUGUST 19, 2018 Last month, as a heat wave baked parts of the country, people flocked to beaches and neighborhood pools ...
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