Brown University

  • A black and white close-up shot of a person's eye.
    vision

    Tiny gold bits may one day help restore lost vision

    Researchers have identified a new approach that may one day help to restore vision in people affected by macular degeneration and other disorders.
  • A small square of brightly colored material sits in a circular dish.
    space

    Membrane could pave way for sails for space travel

    Lightsails have the potential to reduce flight time to nearby stars from several thousand years to perhaps just a decade or two.
  • The word "red" is written in white on a red background.
    Mars

    Why is Mars red? The mystery may finally be solved

    A new study shows how a water-rich mineral could explain Mars' color, hinting at a wetter, more habitable past on the Red Planet.
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    clinical trials

    Fewer than 1% of clinical trials include pregnant people

    "When pregnant women are excluded from drug trials, it is harder to know if the medication is safe for mothers and their children."
  • A dollar bill folded into the shape of a question mark with a penny as the dot at its bottom.
    economics

    Economist says tariffs will be bad for your wallet

    A global economist’s shares her take on the new presidential administration’s planned tariffs: "American consumers will get hurt."
  • Three bison walk across a snowy field in Yellowstone.
    herbivores

    When food gets scarce, how do animals eat enough?

    "It turns out that while species eat similar categories of food, their diets differ from one another in cryptic and nuanced ways."
  • A woman looks through her hands as if she's looking through an invisible telescope.
    brains

    How your brain filters out distractions to focus

    New findings provide insight into how people use their powers of attention as well as what makes attention fail.
  • Yellow tape with the word "caution" on it in black letters.
    earthquakes

    Can machine learning predict the next big disaster?

    Researchers may have a way to forecast hard-to-predict events like earthquakes and pandemics with less data.
  • adult asleep
    brains

    Brain practices new info while we sleep

    New research involving a brain-computer interface device confirms that the brain uses a phenomenon called "replay" to remember new information.
  • empty hospital bed and wheelchair in dim room
    hurricanes

    Tally of nursing home deaths during Irma was too low

    Hurricane Irma killed many more people in nursing homes in Florida than officials counted, report researchers.
  • An elderly woman sleeps in bed
    LED

    Tuned lighting helps older adults get a good night’s sleep

    Tuned LED lighting that changes color and intensity over the course of a day and night helps older adults in nursing homes get a better night's sleep.
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    medications

    ‘Snapshot’ captures fast-acting drugs at work in brain

    New research outlines a method of showing how fast-acting drugs affect the brain within minutes to hours of being taken.