Brain Health Research Institute
51³Ô¹ÏÍø and University of Akron Team Up to Develop Online Treatment for Neurological Condition
Researchers at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and the University of Akron have partnered to develop a new intervention program for a relatively common but largely unrecognized neurological condition. Dr. Doug Delahanty, Professor of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate V…
51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients’ lives.
NIH Continues Support of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s own Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Researchers Earn Brain Health Research Institute Pilot Grant Awards
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 William Lec…
NIH Continues Support of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s own Dr. Gemma Casadesus Smith. Since 2016, Casadesus Smith, an associate professor of biologi…
NIH Funds 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Psychologist’s Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills
A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.
Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, 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.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Names Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., Inaugural Director of Brain Health Research Institute
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Brain Health Research Institute.
MEDIA ADVISORY: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Will Introduce the Inaugural Director of Its Brain Health Research Institute
WHAT: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø President Beverly J. Warren will introduce the inaugural director of the university’s Brain Health Research Institute on Monday, Feb. 25. The new director will discuss our plans for widespread collaboration within the Northeast Ohio health community for brain health rese…