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Looking for Nature
Humans may have replaced much of the natural world with their own, but the need for contact with nature persists.
Medicine & Health
Gone Before First Breath
Each year millions of fetuses die late in pregnancy for reasons usually unknown.
Medicine & Health
Stop Shaking Hands!
Should health-care workers in hospitals stop shaking hands to prevent the spread of easily transmitted disease?
Medicine & Health
Can We Kill HIV?
Working on it—with tools ranging from microbicides to dating apps.
Medicine & Health
From Concept to Cure
A $50M gift aims to turn research into medicine, stat.
Medicine & Health
Letting Go
Four tips on overcoming social anxiety
Medicine & Health
A Miscarriage Clue
A researcher discovers the genes that may have caused the loss of her second pregnancy
Medicine & Health
Dealmaking Doctor
The Executive Master Program helped this OB-GYN refine cancer care in Puerto Rico
Medicine & Health
Malaria Man
Seeking the vaccine for the world’s #1 child killer
Medicine & Health
The Aging Crisis
Can we get ready for a surge in the need for eldercare, before it’s too late?
Medicine & Health
Portraits of Love
A student uplifts women with cancer and their care teams
Medicine & Health
Figure It Out!
A biomedical engineering class addresses real-world problems
Medicine & Health
The Science of Aging
Brown scientists search for keys to living longer—and better.
Medicine & Health
Swab for the Future
Dr. Karen Bell ’68, ’70 MMSc swabs for Alzheimer's research
Medicine & Health
ER Apps
From Fitbits to medical diagnostics
Medicine & Health
Birth Mama
The long and satisfying career of Afua Hassan ’81
Medicine & Health
Keep It Simple
Four Brown alums and their integrated breast care center help make a cancer diagnosis a little easier
Medicine & Health
The Stigma Slayer
A student-founded arts organization combats silence around mental illness.
The Arts
Fresh Ink
New books by Courtney Maum ’01, Louise Aronson ’86, and Lauren Acampora ’97
Medicine & Health
Locker-Room Doc
Philadelphia’s top orthopedic surgeon for star athletes
Medicine & Health
Born Too Soon
A new book examines the rise in premature births
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