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May 9, 2023

This Mason Nurse makes an impact one patient at a time

The next Mason Nurse is ready for the challenge. James Kim will graduate in May 2023 with his Bachelor of...
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May 8, 2023

Peripheral nerve regeneration biomaterial focus of Mason Cosmos Scholar Grant recipient

Peripheral nerves send messages from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body, controlling muscle movement and...
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May 8, 2023

Social Work associate professor registers U.S. patent to reduce substance use relapse, the department’s first patent

Substance use disorder affects more than 46 million Americans according to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health....
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May 1, 2023

Nursing PhD student receives grant from Sigma Theta Tau for research on preventing ICU delirium

Nursing PhD student Theresa Smith received the $5,000 Sigma Small grant from Sigma Theta Tau International’s Sigma Foundation for Nursing....
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April 20, 2023

Mason engineers and partners receive $3M award to build new technology for personalized musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation to support troop readiness

Musculoskeletal injury (MSKI) is the most common form of medical injury experienced by Service members. Clinical interventions for MSKIs lack...
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April 17, 2023

To help fellow police officers deal with trauma, she needed knowledge. Now she’s a master’s student at the Schar School

“If you have turned on the television in the last few years, or even the last few days, you are...
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April 13, 2023

Nurses trained via virtual reality performed better than those trained by inpatient clinical training

In search of novel tactics to accommodate a larger student body and fulfill workforce demands, nursing schools are developing new...
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April 11, 2023

Mason researchers imagine improved imaging for health diagnostics

Peering into the body past skin and tissue to detect problems, spot disease, and make proper diagnoses challenges medical professionals,...
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April 10, 2023

New George Mason University study could impact the way scientists measure gene expression

The way researchers measure gene expression can impact their study findings according to a new study from George Mason University....
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April 10, 2023

Advocating for the neurodivergent by studying education policy—and speaking at the UN

Life hasn’t always been easy for Ben VanHook, beginning with his abandonment as an infant in a train station in...
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April 10, 2023

Biodefense alumna lands prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship

Aurelia Berisha has always been interested in public service to have an opportunity to make a positive difference in the...
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April 6, 2023

Anti-smoking campaigns on Facebook that discuss the risks of second-hand smoking on pets receive the most user engagement

Currently, 12.5% of U.S. adults smoke cigarettes. At the same time, more than one-third of U.S. adults seek health information...
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April 5, 2023

New study examines risk factors related to raw camel milk consumption

In many high-income countries, consumption of raw dairy products has increased with the understudied belief that it has health benefits....
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April 5, 2023

Digital device access could promote health for youth in sub-Saharan Africa

Access to mobile technology is extremely common in the United States, so much so that it is hard to imagine...
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April 3, 2023

Professor receives nearly $500,000 National Institutes of Health grant to study children born with congenital eye disease

Children with unilateral congenital cataracts (UCC) are born with cloudy or opaque vision in one eye that, if left untreated,...
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