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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers
Dec. 6, 2016
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University students will travel to Japan for collaborative research with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, studying evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer’s disease and aggressive behavior.
Read More »Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity
Oct. 20, 2016
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State…
Read More »Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Depression In Heart Attack Patients
Oct. 10, 2016
A Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University epidemiologist has refuted some age-old assumptions about depression in heart attack patients. Studies have shown that people who suffer from depression are more likely to have heart disease or heart attacks in their lifetime. Worse still, similar…
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Biology Professor Looks to Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts
June 20, 2016
For decades, biologists researching a cure for Alzheimer’s disease have remained in the dark almost as much as the ailment’s victims. A Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University professor, however, is looking to stop the disease before it starts. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., an associate biology…
Read More »Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson's Patients
June 2, 2016
Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that…
Read More »Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State College of Nursing Professor Researches Stress and Obesity in Children
Jan. 28, 2016
Wang received a $10,000 grant for her project
Read More »Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Research Examines Early Brain Development for Origins of Aggression
July 27, 2014
Aggressive behavior in animals may result in posturing, teeth baring or challenges related to protecting territory, offspring or food. In humans, it can lead to violence and death, and the causes are not always readily apparent. But where does it originate?
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