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Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Colleen Novak works in her lab.

Kent State Biologist Secures NIH Support to Expand Study into Muscle Thermogenesis

Scientists have long since established that the effects of stress on our bodies are largely negative. But understanding stress as a trigger for using calories and burning fat also could lead us to better mechanisms for healthier behaviors. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently funded a…

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

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Kent State Biologist Lands NIH Grant to Research Cannabinoids’ Effect on Sleep Cycles

There are two cycles most people can’t avoid — sleep and the news. And If you’re awake, you can’t help hearing the news reporting about cannabinoids. A Kent State researcher may soon have news about how these substances affect our body’s natural clock. Dr. Eric Mintz, Professor of Biological Scienc…

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. (right), professor of biological sciences at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³, works with a student in her lab.

NIH Continues Support of Kent State 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 Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. (right), professor of biological sciences at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³, works with a student in her lab.

NIH Continues Support of Kent State 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 Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™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 Kent State Psychologist’s Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills

A Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ 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.

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John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³, received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Kent State 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 Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ 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 Kent State’s College…

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , National Institutes of Health , brain health

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Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³, was awarded a $450,000 grant to study how oxytocin affects the development of the female and male brain.

New Study by Kent State Researcher to Examine Role of Oxytocin in the Developing Brain

Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™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 ā€œthe bonding hormone,ā€ oxytocin is well known for helping pregnant mothers with u…

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in Āé¶¹¹ū¶³'s Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

Kent State Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h…

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in Āé¶¹¹ū¶³'s Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

Kent State Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h…

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Research , National Institutes of Health

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Kent State Biological Sciences Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant for Chronic Wound Healing

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™s Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $1,842,350 five-year grant. The grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Nursing Research is to develop ā€œnanobombs,ā€ a na…

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