BHRI and its members in the news
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Aug. 12, 2019
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 Kent State University’s own Dr. Gemma Casadesus Smith.
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Aug. 8, 2019
A Kent State 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.
June 25, 2019
The Brain Health Research Institute is now on Twitter! Follow us @KSUBrainHealth
June 19, 2019
The Integrated Sciences Building (ISB) is set to receive a collaborative laboratory next fall courtesy of the Brain Health Research Institute.
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June 18, 2019
Two Kent State professors are identifying the elements of ballroom dance to eventually develop an exercise intervention program that would help manage Parkinson's disease symptoms.
Dr. Angela Ridgel, an associate professor of exercise science and physiology, and Joan Meggitt,…
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Feb. 27, 2019
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at Kent State 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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Jan. 2, 2019
This symposium features internationally renowned neuroscientists presenting leading-edge research on mechanisms underlying an addicted brain. Neuroscience research at Kent State University is supported by over 35 faculty from numerous departments and disciplines. This event is…
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Oct. 25, 2018
People who suffer trauma will, with few exceptions, never forget what happened to them, but a Kent State University researcher may be able to offer them the hope of living without constant fear and anxiety.
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Oct. 11, 2018
Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State University’s Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain.
Labeled by some as “the bonding hormone,” oxytocin is well known for helping…
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March 22, 2018
The College of Arts and Sciences invites you to join us for the sixth annual Neuroscience Symposium on April 25-26, 2018 at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. This year's topic is "The Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain," with John Cryan, PhD, as our keynote…