Tag: National Institutes Of Health
Providence overdose center shows early impact
The sun is peeking through the blinds as the nation’s only state-sanctioned overdose prevention center prepares to welcome the day’s clients. Six stations lining...
Brown University receives $26M for translational research hub
PROVIDENCE – For the third time in 10 years, the National Institutes of Health has handed Brown University a multimillion-dollar grant earmarked for its...
URI team developing smart wearable to monitor health of premature babies
Since the late 2010s, smartwatches and rings have exploded in popularity. Estimates claim nearly half of the U.S. population uses the likes of Apple...
Five Questions With: Laura R. Stroud
While research and educational institutes across the country struggle to access federal funding, The Miriam Hospital was awarded $11.1 million in August from the...
R.I. higher-ed institutions reshaping talent pipelines
Educational institutions have come around to the idea that there is more than one kind of classroom, as students learn both on campus and...
The Miriam Hospital receives $11.1M NIH grant to research long-term effects...
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital has been named the recipient of an $11.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support research...
Beaudoin named dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Francesca L. Beaudoin, who has been serving as interim dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health since January, has been...
Early detection is vital to saving lives, reducing health costs
The New England Council recently hosted a forum in Boston exploring some of the incredible innovations in our region focused on the early detection...
Risk of innovation is a big driver of high drug costs
Developing new drugs is a high-stakes gamble. National Institutes of Health data shows that more than 95% of drugs fail during development, and only...
Could the state’s life science effort stall at the finish line?
Gov. Daniel J. McKee recently celebrated the $81.7 million opening of the new Ocean State Labs in Providence’s Jewelry District. The labs are a...
