PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 20 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following Q&A: Two important advancements in Alzheimer's disease research have been made possible by the work of Rhode Island researchers -- including Dr. Stephen Salloway, a professor of neurology and psychiatry at Brown University who also directs Neurology and the Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital in Providence. Salloway will celebrate 30 years at Brown this coming summer, and he has been focused on Alzheim more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 19 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news: Flies have evolved excellent flying skills thanks to a set of complicated interactions between numerous genes that influence wing shape, muscle function and nervous system development, as well as the regulation of gene expression during development. These interactions are identified by a team of Brown University researchers in a Thursday, March 18, PLOS Genetics study. "Fruit flies are colloquially named more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 20 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news: The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects in U.S. nursing homes and long-term care facilities, resulting in an estimated 1.2 million infections and 147,000 deaths as of early 2021. Yet even as mortality rates in the general population have decreased over time, little evidence has been uncovered to determine whether nursing home residences have experienced similar reductions. Now, new data collect more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 19 -- Brown University issued the following news: When Maria Guerrero Martinez recalls the social interactions she would have on the Brown campus before COVID-19, their spontaneity is what strikes her the most. "I remember going to the Ratty and running into someone and sometimes just spending the next couple hours in a great conversation," said the Brown senior, who is concentrating in biochemistry and molecular biology. Guerrero Martinez hadn't realized just  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 19 -- Brown University issued the following news: Humans live in a deeply interconnected, interdependent world, and a COVID-19 outbreak anywhere can quickly become an outbreak everywhere. That's according to Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, who spoke as a witness in a U.S. Congress committee hearing on the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jha was one among a panel of experts asked to testify for a Thursday, March 18 more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 19 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news: In 2018, physicists showed that something interesting happens when two sheets of the nanomaterial graphene are placed on top of each other. When one layer is rotated to a "magic angle" of around 1.1 degrees with respect to the other, the system becomes a superconductor -- meaning it conducts electricity with zero resistance. Even more exciting, there was evidence that it was an unconventional form of supe more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 13 -- Brown University issued the following news: Kids across Rhode Island are familiar with the signs that spring is on its way -- melting snow, longer days and plastic models of brains popping up in classrooms. The latter is a hallmark of Brain Week R.I., a series of school visits, fairs, presentations, performances and events held each March to make brain science fun, educational and accessible for everyone. In light of the pandemic, this year's events will b more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, many are still facing difficult and stressful times, including those who for the first time, are struggling to pay their utility bills. To help those customers, National Grid is offering free webinars, entitled "Solutions to Help with Your Energy Bill," to raise awareness around financial assistance program more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 10 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Joined by colleagues from across government, Governor Dan McKee on Tuesday, March 9 announced that the state of Rhode Island is partnering with cities and towns on an ambitious plan to get first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all K-12 teachers, school staff, and child care workers by the end of the month. "Getting our teachers, school staff, and child care workers vaccinated is one of t more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Dan McKee released the following statement on his proposed Fiscal Year 2022 budget: "Our Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal addresses the pressing needs posed by the pandemic, none more important than vaccinating the state's population as quickly and safely as possible. "Our proposal lays the foundation for us to equitably support the areas that need it the most in this r more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 18 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on March 16, 2021: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today expressed disappointment when reacting to the plan Purdue Pharma filed in bankruptcy court. Along with 23 other states and the District of Columbia, Attorney General Neronha released the below statement: "We are disappointed in this plan. While it contains improvements over the proposal that Purdue announced and w more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 13 (TNSRes) -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: Assistant professor of communication disorders Sara Mamo has received the PACE Organization of Rhode Island (PACE-RI) 2020 Academic-Research Partnership Award. The award recognizes one academic partner for their dedication to supporting the PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) mission to blend and deliver medical and social care for older adults with significant healt more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 17 (TNSRes) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Researchers at the University of Rhode Island have developed a new COVID-19 test that will soon be put into use across its campuses as a screening and surveillance tool for the COVID-19 virus. The saliva-based test is less invasive than many of the traditional nasal swab tests in use, and researchers say it is sensitive, specific, and can deliver results at a lower cost. The University is laun more PR