The Record

VIP neurons hold master key to jet lag response

By activating a small subset of the neurons involved in setting daily rhythms, biologist Erik Herzog in Arts & Sciences has unlocked a cure for jet lag in mice, as reported in an online publication of Neuron.

Air pollution contributes significantly to diabetes globally

New research links outdoor air pollution — even at levels deemed safe — to an increased risk of diabetes globally, according to a study from the School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

Loneliness found to be high in public senior housing communities

Older adults living in public senior housing communities experience a large degree of loneliness, finds a new Brown School study. But such communities also may be ideal locations for reducing that loneliness, the study finds.

Report addresses national shortage of physician-scientist trainees

Projected demand for physician-scientists exceeds the expected supply, studies indicate. Melvin Blanchard, MD, director of the Division of Medical Education, led a multi-institution project to develop recommendations to improve U.S. training programs.