Researchers at the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research are examining how risk factors and neuropsychiatric patterns may hold the key for early detection, and early intervention, in this fast-growing disease.
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Exploring autism through stem cell technology
Assistant Professor Sofia B. Lizarraga and her lab are working to translate discoveries at the bench into therapeutic treatments for autism.
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International Space Station experiments co-led by Peter Lee, a Brown scholar, cardiothoracic surgeon and longtime space researcher, will help inform understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
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Alumni & Friends
Want to understand chronic pain? There’s an app for that.
Developed by researchers at the Carney Institute for Brain Science, the SOMA app will enable clinicians to improve treatment options for patients.
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Appointed Brown’s 19th president in 2012, Christina H. Paxson has guided the University through major accomplishments and national moments of challenge, and she looks forward to achieving more in the years to come.
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After witnessing challenges faced by childhood friends, Glenn is researching the neurobiological underpinnings of alcohol and substance abuse disorders with the goal of enabling more effective treatments.
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Alumni & Friends
Improving mental health through computational neuroscience
The Carney Institute’s new BRAINSTORM program is bridging the gap between basic brain science research and clinical applications for mental well-being.
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Having reached its target more than a year ahead of schedule, the University will continue raising funds for student scholarships and faculty research, while establishing new goals in the months to come.
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Alumni & Friends
The best way to fight Alzheimer’s? Together.
By convening innovative researchers across academia, Brown’s new Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research hopes to accelerate the pace of development for treatments and cures of this devastating disease.
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Alumni & Friends
Escalating the fight against Alzheimer’s disease
Generous gifts totalling $30 million are supporting the establishment of the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research at Brown, with a focus on early detection and viable treatments.
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Alumni & Friends
Fostering diverse approaches to understanding brain function
Transformational new support for The Carney Institute for Brain Science is accelerating innovation and translational research into vital aspects of the human brain.
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News from Brown
$25 million gift to Brown will fuel innovation in brain science
The latest major investment in Brown’s cutting-edge brain science research, the generous gift will support computational brain science and endow a program to promote innovative research.
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In a conversation with leaders of Brown’s Carney Institute for Brain Science, two Brown neuroengineers explored how brain-computer interfaces promise to help restore movement in people with brain or spinal disorders.
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Alumni & Friends
Collaboration across boundaries drives brain science discoveries
The Carney Institute for Brain Science is taking an unparalleled approach to artificial intelligence, neurodegeneration, and chronic disease prevention by bringing together brilliant minds across Brown.
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News from Brown
Highlighting Brown’s distinction in brain science
Brown researchers are building understanding of the brain, restoring movement for patients with paralysis, unlocking the secrets of devastating diseases and devising new treatments to address brain-related disorders.
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One of the single largest gifts in University history will drive research into brain and nerve disorders and establish one of the best-endowed brain institutes in the country.
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Through interviews, faculty and students share in their own words how the distinctive approach to research at Brown is unlocking the complexity of the brain.
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