{"id":649,"date":"2026-05-18T18:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=649"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:06:17","slug":"26-medical-research-projects-at-rhode-island-universities-and-hospitals-just-got-a-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=649","title":{"rendered":"26 medical research projects at Rhode Island universities and hospitals just got a boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>At universities and hospitals across Rhode Island, scientists and physicians are hoping the next big medical breakthrough could come from right here at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=647\">Busted: Ex-Goodwin Procter lawyer allegedly ran a decadelong insider-trading scheme<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Rhode Island Foundation just announced nearly $650,000 in seed funding for 26 research projects, backing everything from AI-assisted breast cancer detection and new concussion treatments to postpartum mental health and the ever-growing world of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Here\u2019s a breakdown of the projects getting $25,000 grants from the foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Postpartum mental health research focused on depression, anxiety and suicide risk among new mothers and partners (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Building AI systems that can better explain and correct errors in breast cancer diagnosis models (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Testing brain stimulation treatment for adolescents with persistent concussion symptoms (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Piloting a Type 2 diabetes prevention program for Latina adolescents (Johnson &amp; Wales)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Studying patient experiences and adherence challenges with GLP-1 weight-loss medications (Miriam Hospital)<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Rhode Island News Alerts<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Sign up to get breaking news and interesting stories from Rhode Island in your inbox each weekday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Research into DNA damage caused by the human LINE-1 ORF2p endonuclease (Brown University)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Studying the immune-system effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists (Miriam Hospital)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Improving infectious disease and substance-use services in Rhode Island (Miriam Hospital)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Research into PTEN signaling in neural circuits tied to feeding and threat avoidance (Providence College)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Adapting an HIV treatment support model for people leaving incarceration in Uganda (Rhode Island Hospital)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=645\">Report: Pelicans hire Jamahl Mosley as coach<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Improving emergency medicine resident training on genital exams (Rhode Island Hospital)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Studying tumor biology and Chi3L1 inhibition in chordoma (Rhode Island Hospital)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Developing multimodal AI for heart failure detection and prognosis (Rhode Island Hospital)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Creating a rapid cytokine assay to predict CAR-T therapy toxicities (Rhode Island Hospital)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Testing nerve stimulation treatment for restless legs syndrome during pregnancy (Rhode Island Hospital)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Research into microbiome editing to reduce bacterial virulence (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Piloting a positive-affect intervention to improve family mental health outcomes (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Discovering antibiotics from marine mollusk symbionts (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Testing pharmacist-supported approaches to improve medication outcomes and healthcare access (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Studying a non-toxic bacterial therapy for pancreatic cancer (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Developing AI-enhanced brain-computer interfaces using EEG and behavioral data (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Creating a browser-based eye-tracking and pupilometry research platform (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Enhancing self-amplifying RNA vaccines with immune adjuvants (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Studying how SNAP work requirements affect participation and food purchases (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Improving personalized cancer mRNA vaccines (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\uddea Research into proton tunneling in photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (URI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><i>This story first appeared in Rhode Map, our free newsletter about Rhode Island that also contains information about local events, links to interesting stories, and more. If you\u2019d like to receive it via email Monday through Friday, <\/i><i>you can sign up here<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=643\">Boston wants to use nearly $70 million in reserve funds to plug city, BPS budget deficits<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Projects getting $25,000 grants from the Rhode island Foundation range from AI-assisted breast cancer detection and new concussion treatments to postpartum mental health and the ever-growing world of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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