Starve a Virus, Feed a Cure? New Findings Show How Some Cells Protect Themselves against HIV A protein that protects some of our immune cells from the most common and virulent form of HIV works by starving the virus of the molecular building blocks that it needs to replicate, according to research published online in Nature […]

Corporation approves 2013 budget, sets tuition, increases financial aid At its regular February meeting today, the Corporation of Brown University approved a 3.2-percent increase in the University’s consolidated operating budget for the 2013 fiscal year. Total tuition and fees will rise 3.5 percent. The financial aid budget will reach an all-time high. The College Green […]

Where medicine meets artistry Transit Gallery encourages busy workers to slow down, and see “A lot of what happens in a lab is about trial and error, and repeatedly trying and not seeing results,” the same as in an artist’s studio, said exhibitor Deb Todd Wheeler. “Persevering in the face of failure — sometimes that’s […]

To Avoid Early Labor and Delivery, Weight and Diet Changes Not the Answer Study of Women at Risk of Repeat Preterm Birth One of the strongest known risk factors for spontaneous or unexpected preterm birth – any birth that occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy, most often without a known cause – is already […]

Tenofovir, Leading HIV Medication, Linked with Risk of Kidney Damage Risk Remains After Drug Use Ends, Say Researchers, Who Call for Patient Monitoring Tenofovir, one of the most effective and commonly prescribed antiretroviral medications for HIV/AIDS, is associated with a significant risk of kidney damage and chronic kidney disease that increases over time, according to […]

Pediatric Dentist Applies Science to Prevent Cavities Pediatric dentist Ling Zhan, DDS, is also a dental scientist who wants to apply basic science to prevent cavities. Pediatric dentist Ling Zhan, DDS, PhD, an assistant professor in the UCSF School of Dentistry, is building a path to something children and parents the world over welcome: fewer cavities. […]

Tenofovir: Q&A for Patients and Providers Scientists at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco have published a study showing that one of the most effective and commonly prescribed antiretroviral medications for HIV/AIDS, tenofovir, is associated with a significant risk of kidney damage and chronic kidney disease that increases […]

Study cautions babies born at home may be at increased risk for health problems Although home births account for fewer than 1 percent of births in the United States, the percentage of women choosing to deliver at home has increased notably since 2004, according to the most recent data(.pdf) from the National Center for Health Statistics. Now […]

Ideas to improve the everyday Third ‘Harvard Thinks Big’ event spotlights eight game-changing concepts “The message of Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move’ program is drowned out by the $2 billion spent to market unhealthy food to children,” said Evolutionary Biology Professor Daniel Lieberman during “Harvard Thinks Big” event at Sanders Theatre. For the third straight year, […]

Night, Weekend Delivery OK for Babies with Birth Defects Weekday delivery is no better than night or weekend delivery for infants with birth defects, according to a new study presented today at The Pregnancy Meeting, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual conference. The finding is good news for all parties – moms, babies and healthcare teams – […]