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911�Թ� Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers

Dec. 6, 2016

911�Թ� 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.

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 911�Թ�…

Oct. 10, 2016

A 911�Թ� 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…

Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., (center), an associate biology professor at 911�Թ�, stands in a lab with two graduate students.

911�Թ� 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 911�Թ� professor, however, is looking to stop the disease before it starts. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., an associate biology…

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 911�Թ� professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that…

Jan. 28, 2016

Wang received a $10,000 grant for her project

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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