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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì and University of Akron Team Up to Develop Online Treatment for Neurological Condition

Researchers at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University and the University of Akron have partnered to develop a new intervention program for a relatively common but largely unrecognized neurological condition. Dr. Doug Delahanty, Professor of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate V…

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Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., serves as coordinator and Elliot Professor in the Healthcare Design Program in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms

Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients’ lives.

Tags: Health , Research & Science , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Brain Health Research Institute , College of Nursing , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. (right), professor of biological sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, works with a student in her lab.

NIH Continues Support of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Alzheimer’s Researcher With New Two-Year Grant

Once it begins, Alzheimer’s disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way – like ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers Earn Brain Health Research Institute Pilot Grant Awards

The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Brain Health Research Institute announces the following Pilot Grant 2019 award winners: John Gunstad (KSU Psychol), Lindsay Scott (UH), Rachel Ostrand (IBM) Using automated speech analysis to predict cognitive decline and future Alzheimer’s disease William Lec…

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. (right), professor of biological sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, works with a student in her lab.

NIH Continues Support of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Alzheimer’s Researcher with New 2-Year Grant

Once it begins, Alzheimer’s Disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way — like ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s own Dr. Gemma Casadesus Smith. Since 2016, Casadesus Smith, an associate professor of biologi…

Tags: Brain Health Research Institute , College of Arts and Sciences , National Institutes of Health , Neuroscience

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A woman sits at a table with small children eating healthy food.

NIH Funds ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Psychologist’s Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills

A ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University researcher with a background in safety training models — and a very personal motivation — has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.

Tags: Health , Research & Science , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , National Institutes of Health , Brain Health Research Institute

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì President Beverly J. Warren acknowledges the new director of the university's Brain Health Research Institute, Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D.

Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute

With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university’s Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.

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Kent Campus

Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Brain Health Research Institute.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Names Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., Inaugural Director of Brain Health Research Institute

Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Brain Health Research Institute.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Will Introduce the Inaugural Director of Its Brain Health Research Institute

WHAT: ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University President Beverly J. Warren will introduce the inaugural director of the university’s Brain Health Research Institute on Monday, Feb. 25. The new director will discuss our plans for widespread collaboration within the Northeast Ohio health community for brain health rese…

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John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear

People who suffer trauma will, with few exceptions, never forget what happened to them, but a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University researcher may be able to offer them the hope of living without constant fear and anxiety. John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College…

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