URI study shows blood pressure drug may lower epilepsy risk

College of Pharmacy Associate Professor Xuerong Wen links losartan to lower incidence of epilepsy Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have been diagnosed with hypertension, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many of whom are also at risk of epilepsy. Of the several types of antihypertension medications patients are prescribed, […]

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RI-INBRE secures $21 million NIH grant to support biomedical research and training across Rhode Island

Latest round of funding increases URI-based program’s investment in biomedical research to more than $100 million since 2001 The University of Rhode Island announced today that it has secured a five-year, $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program from 2024 to 2029. […]

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Fascination with science, passion for helping others leads pharmacy graduate toward career in infectious disease

Like many health professionals who choose to dedicate their lives to helping others, Rebecca O’Toole’s career path was directed by a harrowing personal experience, which, while stressful and frightening, ultimately proved inspiring thanks to the compassion of the health-care workers on the case. O’Toole was already a student in the University of Rhode Island College […]

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