The Institute for Biohealth Innovation

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April 28, 2021

Researchers test Mason wastewater to catch potential COVID-19 outbreaks early

Each week, samples of wastewater are taken from sewers across George Mason's campus. This wastewater is tested for COVID-19 RNA....
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April 20, 2021

Mason start-up Ceres Nanosciences experiences big wins and increases footprint in Prince William County

Ceres Nanosciences, a Northern Virginia bioscience company spun out of George Mason University that specializes in diagnostic products and workflows,...
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April 5, 2021

Mason psychology professor offers tips to help children with pandemic anger and anxiety

Children and teens who are experiencing increased anxiety and anger during the coronavirus pandemic will need guidance and validation as...
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March 30, 2021

New research provides insight into nutrition optimization in understudied ‘aesthetic athlete’ dancers

A team of George Mason University and University of Idaho researchers reported how dancers should adapt their nutrition throughout the...
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March 29, 2021

Doctoral student combines love of lab research with practical applications

When Marissa Howard first came to George Mason University as an Honors College student and a scholar in the Louis...
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March 26, 2021

1,000 children: Study of children’s long-term health and development celebrates major milestone at CHHS

How do environmental factors such as air pollution, chemical exposures, social, genetic, and neighborhood exposures influence obesity and asthma rates?
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March 25, 2021

New life sciences hub will connect students with opportunities and support early stage companies

Northern Virginia will become a regional hub for Virginia Bio-Connect, a statewide initiative for life sciences and biotechnology work. George...
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March 24, 2021

Mason statistics researchers help plan and analyze a study on COVID-19 prevalence in children in Northern Virginia

Inova Children’s Hospital, the Virginia Department of Health, and the College of Engineering and Computing joined forces last summer to...
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March 20, 2021

A post-COVID reimagining of telehealth in Medicare

Temporary changes to Medicare policy during the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a level of telehealth adoption previously unimagined and they demonstrated...
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March 13, 2021

CHHS publishes COVID-19 one-year milestone special report

As we mark the one-year milestone of the COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Health and Human Services has published a...
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March 12, 2021

Podcast – EP21: The coronavirus as Rubik’s Cube, Part 1

How could the U.S. have improved its response to the COVID-19 pandemic? In part one of this two-part series of...
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March 8, 2021

Northern Virginia’s bioscience industry grows stronger

Exciting things are happening at Innovation Park in Manassas. Researchers are working on global solutions, industry jobs are on the...
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March 5, 2021

African American breast cancer survivor cardiovascular disease risk high but knowledge low

New research led by George Mason University’s College of Health and Human Services faculty Dr. Michelle Williams found that although...
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March 2, 2021

Mason’s College of Health and Human Services joins Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network

George Mason University’s College of Health and Human Services (the College) has recently joined the John Hopkins Clinical Research Network...
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March 2, 2021

COVIDsmart study launched to understand pandemic’s impact on individuals and communities across Virginia

COVIDsmart, a digital health study designed to examine the many impacts of COVID-19 on individuals and their communities launched today,...
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