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I profiled Dr. David Lipman, the Chief Scientific Officer of Impossible Foods, the company behind the plant-based Impossible Burger, for the Brown Alumni Magazine. He helps use biochemistry to create more sustainable and environmentally friendly foods that leave animals off the. . . Read More

Many women experience some morning sickness during pregnancy, but one to two percent of pregnant women suffer from a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a severe form of nausea and vomiting. The symptoms, including rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration, can. . . Read More

A new microscope system could enable real-time diagnostics and map the progression of diseases like cancer in living tissue, without the use of any chemicals or dyes. The technique, called simultaneous label-free autofluorescence multi-harmonic (SLAM) microscopy, can image living. . . Read More

Researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have inactivated a gene in ferrets that is linked to abnormally small brain size in humans. Although the original impetus was to study human brain disease and development, the researchers say their results also shed light on. . . Read More

Opioid addiction claims nearly 100 lives every day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there was a record 33,091 opioid overdose deaths in 2015, up 16 percent from the record set the previous year. In response to the crisis, researchers and policy makers. . . Read More