March 30, 2023
Mason researchers use DNA ‘origami’ to design novel vaccine platform
Four George Mason University researchers are part of a team developing a novel method to develop vaccines rapidly. Their new...
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March 30, 2023
Mason researchers connect with community members to develop an app for individuals recovering from opioid use disorder
George Mason University graduate student Rebecca Leung is part of a team finding ways to use smart technology in order...
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March 29, 2023
George Mason University professor honored by Buddy Beck Family Foundation
Giorgio Ascoli, University Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, will receive the Beck Family Medal at the Faculty Awards Reception...
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March 27, 2023
Largest study to date of minipuberty identifies two new patterns of the reproductive hormone, AMH, in infant girls
Minipuberty is a stage of reproductive development during infancy in both sexes when reproductive hormones change and reproductive organs develop....
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March 17, 2023
Abnormal biomarkers associated with obesity are identified in very young Latino children
In the United States, low-income, Latino youth are disproportionately affected by obesity with 25.8% of Latino youth aged 2-19 considered...
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March 8, 2023
Master of Public Health students remove barriers to maternal health and develop public health reporting tools thanks to support from Mason High Impact Grant
Two Master of Public Health students received a High Impact Grant from Mason's Office of Provost. The grant allows graduate...
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March 7, 2023
Transition to adulthood brings mental health declines for Black youth who interact with juvenile justice system, study finds
A new study from Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work Melissa Villodas found that for Black youth who...
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March 6, 2023
Innovate for Good: Associate professor receives grant to use game-based intervention to curb endometriosis stigma
Although one in 10 women of reproductive age in the United States experience the painful and debilitating symptoms of endometriosis,...
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March 2, 2023
Can Withaferin A be a viable cancer treatment option? Mason biology student’s research published in Frontiers in Pharmacology Journal
Some in traditional medicine use Ashwagandha, an herbal supplement derived from the root of the Withania somnifera plant, for its...
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March 2, 2023
Study: Curtailing Medicaid reduced psychiatric hospitalizations and may have worsened psychiatric health
A large-scale Medicaid disenrollment that led to 190,000 enrollees in the state of Tennessee losing insurance in the mid-2000s reduced...
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February 28, 2023
Mason faculty and students use STEM to analyze history
The Death by Numbers project at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) within George Mason University’s...
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February 28, 2023
Mason professor leads grant with University of Florida on a tobacco cessation implementation in Lebanon
Lebanon is ranked third in the world for highest cigarette consumption per person, where 35% of adults smoke cigarettes and...
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February 27, 2023
Mason-led research team honored for neuron database
The George Mason University team behind NeuroMorpho.org has been honored for its work by the Federation of American Societies for...
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February 22, 2023
With NIH-funded study, Turpin seeks to increase use of HIV prevention methods by reducing stigmas
Around the world and in Prince George’s County, Maryland, HIV remains an epidemic disproportionately affecting Black sexual minority men (BSMM)....
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February 9, 2023
Using ChatGPT/Artificial Intelligence in health research and teaching
Dr. Farrokh Alemi is a professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy at the George Mason College of...
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