Senior Staff Writer Ranjana “Jaanu” Ramesh is a Bruno Brief-er, photographer and Senior Staff Writer covering science & research. She loves service, empathetic medicine and working with kids. When not writing or studying comp neuro, Jaanu is outside, reading, skiing, or observing Providence wildlife (ie: squirrels).
Why does a person choose to use an addictive substance? What are the consequences of their decisions? And how, if necessary, can researchers intervene?
John Robert Cobb was a renowned orthopedic surgeon who left an indelible mark on the field of spine surgery, thanks to his contributions to scoliosis research. He defined the Cobb angle, medicine’s most widely referenced measurement of spinal deformity. He also graduated from Brown University in 1925 ...
It was July 7, 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic was still creeping across the world when Brown’s class of 2024 received the news that their first semester at Brown would be virtual.
On Saturday, thousands of students will continue the age-old tradition of flocking to the Main Green to celebrate one of Brown’s most renowned unofficial holidays: 4/20. This year, people may see more students participating in the festivities than in previous years.
Students flooded onto the Main Green as 2:15 p.m. approached and Rhode Island’s partial solar eclipse began.
In 2020, the nursing home Hallworth House closed its doors permanently.
On Jan. 31, the Attorney General of North Carolina released internal documents of e-cigarette company Juul Labs revealing the company spent “significant sums” of money on political donations, think tanks and Washington lobbyists, all made public in a 2021 settlement.
Driving down Route 195 to Providence, you’re sure to notice banners and billboards advertising marijuana and places to find it. This ubiquity is rare for a drug considered by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to have “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”
Lieutenant Governor Sabrina Matos and the Rhode Island Department of Health launched an updated Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders State Plan Feb. 15 that outlines state health goals pertaining to the disease from 2024 to 2029. The new plan includes nine strategic objectives focused on empowering ...
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