BHRI and its members in the news
51ºÚÁÏÍø Researchers Earn Brain Health Research Institute Pilot Grant Awards
Oct. 9, 2019
The 51ºÚÁÏÍø 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…
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Dr. John Gunstad wins CBHI Scholars Award
Sept. 3, 2019
Dr. John Gunstad, 51ºÚÁÏÍø University Professor of Psychological Sciences and Brain Health Research Institute member, won a Scholars Award at the Cleveland Brain Health Initiative Retreat on August 26, 2019, for his work, "Using automated speech analysis to predict cognitive…
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NIH Continues Support of 51ºÚÁÏÍø Alzheimer’s Researcher with New 2-Year Grant
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 51ºÚÁÏÍø University’s own Dr. Gemma Casadesus Smith.
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NIH Funds 51ºÚÁÏÍø Psychologist’s Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills
Aug. 8, 2019
A 51ºÚÁÏÍø 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.
Read More »Brain Health Research Institute now on Twitter
June 25, 2019
The Brain Health Research Institute is now on Twitter! Follow us @KSUBrainHealth
Read More »Integrated Sciences Building to be renovated with new collaborative laboratory
June 19, 2019
The Integrated Sciences Building (ISB) is set to receive a collaborative laboratory next fall courtesy of the Brain Health Research Institute.
Read More »Kent researchers examine ballroom dance's effect on Parkinson's
June 18, 2019
Two 51ºÚÁÏÍø 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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Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute
Feb. 27, 2019
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at 51ºÚÁÏÍø 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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Seventh Annual Neuroscience Symposium
Jan. 2, 2019
This symposium features internationally renowned neuroscientists presenting leading-edge research on mechanisms underlying an addicted brain. Neuroscience research at 51ºÚÁÏÍø University is supported by over 35 faculty from numerous departments and disciplines. This event is…
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