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  • Fall 2020

    The Pandemic’s Emotional Toll

    A study led by doctoral student Catherine Ettman finds COVID-19 has led to a nearly a three-fold increase in depression. ...

    On December 15, 2020 / By Brown Public Health
  • Mindfulness pose
    Research

    It really is in your head— but how does it work?

    The Mindfulness Center at Brown University is working to explain why mindfulness makes us healthier. ...

    On April 24, 2020 / By Sarah C. Baldwin '87, MFA
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    Faculty

    Faculty Honors

    Public Health faculty were honored by Brown’s Office of the Vice President for Research ...

    On April 23, 2020 / By Brown Public Health
  • Elderly person practices mindfulness
    In the News

    Mindfulness Training May Help Lower Blood Pressure

    A study led by Professor Eric Loucks, Ph.D., finds that mindfulness could reduce blood pressure by enhancing attention control, emotion regulation and self-awareness of both healthy and unhealthy ...

    On April 23, 2020 / By Kerry Benson
  • Dr. Shireman and Dr. Besdine
    Fall 2019

    Aging Gracefully: The Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research

    30 years of accomplishment by Brown’s Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research ...

    On November 2, 2019 / By Laura Kallio Joyce, P'22
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    Fall 2019

    Stroke Patients Receive Vastly Different Amounts of Physical Therapy, Despite its Clear Benefits

    Patients who receive more physical therapy are less likely to be readmitted to a hospital within a month, yet the amount of care made available to Medicare patients ...

    On November 1, 2019 / By Mollie Rappe
  • Hand and blood tubes
    Fall 2019

    Medicaid Expansion Linked to Reduced Mortality Among Dialysis Patients

    A study finds that fewer patients with end-stage kidney disease died within a year of starting dialysis in states that expanded Medicaid coverage in the wake of the ...

    On October 31, 2019 / By Mollie Rappe
  • PET scan
    Faculty

    Alzheimer’s Study Finds PET Scan Affects Patient Diagnosis, Management

    The results are the first part of a national study of whether a method to detect Alzheimer’s-related plaques improves the outcomes of patients with mild cognitive impairment and ...

    On October 30, 2019 / By Mollie Rappe
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    Faculty

    Research Achievement Awards

    Public health faculty were honored in 2019 by Brown University’s Office of the Vice President for Research with competitive awards. Research Seed Funding Awards Supporting the generation of ...

    On October 30, 2019 / By Brown Public Health
  • Brain graphic
    In the News

    $53.4M Grant to Brown, Hebrew SeniorLife to Enable Massive Expansion of Alzheimer’s Research

    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 Clark
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