In the fall of 1973, Dr. Barbara Pittard Payne, a professor in the Sociology Department at Georgia State University, launched the university’s first gerontology program. Over the next fifty years, the program would grow to become the university's Gerontology Institute.
An online program developed by researchers at Georgia State University and the Oregon Research Institute that has been shown to decrease symptoms of depression among mothers of young children and increase the use of positive parenting practices is being disseminated in Early Head Start programs throughout the country.
Trees and bushes planted near highways do more than improve the scenery. A new Georgia State study finds they significantly reduce the air pollution caused by motor vehicles.
Lessons learned from decades of domestic and international research on tobacco warning labels can inform better policies for all three substances, according to Lucy Popova, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences.
A new study that provides details on out-of-pocket expenses for people with dementia finds that costs for long-term care create a financial burden that can easily consume nearly all their income.
Influenza A viruses with induced resistance to a new candidate antiviral drug were found to be impaired in cell culture and weakened in animals, according to a study by researchers in the Center for Translational Antiviral Research at Georgia State University.
The trainings will help prepare clinicians across the state to better support the mental health needs of young children and families.
The composition of microbiota found in the gut influences how susceptible mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these infections, according to researchers from the Center for Translational Antiviral Research in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences.
A new study led by a researcher in the Georgia State University School of Public Health finds that people who receive coupons for e-cigarettes are more than 1.5 times more likely to begin using them and less likely to quit.
For many years, wearable fitness trackers, also called activity trackers or fitness watches, have ranked among the hottest holiday gifts. And as the new year arrives, consumers make resolutions to get fit by using the devices made by Fitbit, Apple, Garmin, and other brands to monitor movements, log workouts, count calories burned, and more.
