Brain Health Research Institute

ֹ Biologist Secures NIH Support to Expand Study into Muscle Thermogenesis

ֹ Professor Receives $2.6 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Research
ֹ psychology professor John Gunstad, Ph.D., has received at grant of nearly $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand his Alzheimer’s disease research into a national study.
NSF Grant Supports ֹ Researchers' Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits

ֹ Basketball Game to Highlight University’s Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness
Fans of the ֹ Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special men’s basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase “1 in 59” to promote autism awareness and education.

ֹ Basketball Game to Highlight University’s Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness
Fans of the ֹ Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special men’s basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase “1 in 59” to promote autism awareness and education.

NSF Grant Supports ֹ Researchers’ Plan to Help Students Improve Study Habits
The “C” in “college” might as well stand for “cramming.”
Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term.
Researchers and faculty at ֹ, however, are collaborating on a new project to put a modern technological twist on a tried-and-true study tactic.

Regional Brain Bee champion headed to National Brain Bee

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

ֹ and University of Akron Team Up to Develop Online Treatment for Neurological Condition

ֹ Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms
Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a ֹ researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients’ lives.