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Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear

Oct. 25, 2018

People who suffer trauma will, with few exceptions, never forget what happened to them, but a Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ researcher may be able to offer them the hope of living without constant fear and anxiety.

Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks

Sept. 6, 2017

Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia

June 19, 2017

When someone suffers a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or brain tumor, one of the common symptoms is aphasia, a disorder that arises from damage to portions of the brain, usually the left side, that are responsible for language. It impairs the expression and understanding of…

Psychology professor John Gunstad studies the connection between obesity and cognitive problems

March 9, 2017

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Researchers to Study the Effects of Probiotics on Brain Health

Dec. 13, 2016

University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ, in partnership with the in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from…

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Advances Its Culture of Research and Innovation With the Establishment of the Brain Health Research Institute

Dec. 7, 2016

At the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of Trustees meeting held today (Dec. 7, 2016), the Board voted to establish the Brain Health Research Institute, further supporting significant existing research and providing additional support for researchers to collaborate across multiple…

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers

Dec. 6, 2016

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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.      

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State…

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Depression In Heart Attack Patients

Oct. 10, 2016

A Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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…

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ professor, however, is looking to stop the disease before it starts. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., an associate biology…