Current Air Pollution Tied to More Severe COVID-19 Outcomes, Study Finds
Current Air Pollution Tied to More Severe COVID-19 Outcomes, Study Finds
Contemporaneous exposure to air pollution may increase the likelihood people will die from the disease.
Georgia State Researchers Developing Tool To Predict Medication Response in Mental Health Patients
Georgia State Researchers Developing Tool To Predict Medication Response in Mental Health Patients
The team aims to use fMRI data to help psychiatrists predict response to medication, helping get patients on the right prescription sooner.
Nutrition Alumna Healthy Meal Recipes Featured Nationally By Dollar General
Nutrition Alumna Healthy Meal Recipes Featured Nationally By Dollar General
Mary Alice Cain (M.S. '18) created healthy recipes using ingredients found at Dollar General for her nutrition master’s degree final project. Two years later, she helped develop Dollar General’s “Better For You” recipes.
Biomedical Sciences Researcher Gets $1.95 Million Federal Grant to Study How Gut Bacteria Cause Decline of Aging Immune System
Biomedical Sciences Researcher Gets $1.95 Million Federal Grant to Study How Gut Bacteria Cause Decline of Aging Immune System
Dr. Leszek Ignatowicz, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State, will study how changes in the microorganisms in the gut, referred to as intestinal microbiota, cause the immune system to decline as organisms get older.
Presidential Scholar’s Childhood Medical Mystery Inspires Academic Interests
Presidential Scholar’s Childhood Medical Mystery Inspires Academic Interests
When Evelyn Farkas was 13 years old, she found herself in the center of a medical mystery.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in a COVID-19 World
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in a COVID-19 World
For more than 25 years, Georgia State University’s Project Healthy Grandparents has assisted grandparents who are raising grandchildren in parent-absent homes through home visitation services. But since the COVID-19 virus outbreak began, the PHG nurses and social workers found inventive new ways to support the families in a virtual environment.
Georgia State Researchers Developing Deep Learning Framework to Map Brain Disorders
Georgia State Researchers Developing Deep Learning Framework to Map Brain Disorders
The team is working to harness deep learning and artificial intelligence to learn more about how mental illness and other disorders affect the brain.
Biomedical Sciences Researcher Gets COVID-19 Grant To Study Enzymes Critical for SARS-CoV-2 Replication
Biomedical Sciences Researcher Gets COVID-19 Grant To Study Enzymes Critical for SARS-CoV-2 Replication
Christopher Basler, professor and director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has received a $100,000 COVID-19 Fast Grant to study enzymes that are critical for the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Physical Therapy Graduates Earn Rare 100 Percent First-Time Pass Rate on National Licensure Exam
Physical Therapy Graduates Earn Rare 100 Percent First-Time Pass Rate on National Licensure Exam
Georgia State University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy 41-person Class of 2020 has earned a rare 100 percent first-time pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE), an unusual feat for a class this size, particularly during a pandemic.
Georgia State Researchers Find In-home Piano Therapy Holds Promise for Stroke Survivor Rehabilitation
Georgia State Researchers Find In-home Piano Therapy Holds Promise for Stroke Survivor Rehabilitation
Can in-home piano therapy help homebound stroke survivors achieve better motor skills outcomes? Georgia State University researchers, Yi-An Chen of occupational therapy in the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions and Martin Norgaard of the School of Music, found in preliminary results that piano therapy was enjoyable and effective.