News Archive

July 23, 2018

When overeating, protein intake is biggest factor

Obesity is a prevalent public health issue that affects more than one-third of the American population. It has a major...
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July 18, 2018

New MRI is a multidisciplinary step forward for Mason

A steady thrum and a cave-like chill announce the newest addition to the Peterson Family Health Sciences Hall on Mason’s...
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April 15, 2018

Bioengineering team members win award for senior design project, change their career plans

When four Mason bioengineering students launched into their senior design project last fall, they never dreamed they would build a...
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March 29, 2018

Bioengineering doctoral student pursues new immunotherapy treatment for cancer

What Steven Roberts likes most about bioengineering research is the chase for life-saving answers to complex medical problems.
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March 12, 2018

Would you pay for an ebola vaccine? Most say yes

The 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak was the deadliest in history, infecting more than 28,000 people and killing more than...
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March 8, 2018

Having children can make women’s telomeres seem 11 years older

A recent study by CHHS Researchers in the Department of Global and Community Health found that women who have given...
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March 7, 2018

Predicting aneurysm rupture

Felicitas Detmer says that when she meets new people, they often ask about her research topic.
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February 26, 2018

How exercise withdrawal contributes to a decline in mental health

Fitness professionals, physicians and marketing campaigns alike boast that regular exercise increases levels of serotonin, dopamine and endorphins, the chemicals...
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February 8, 2018

Could asking one question help us better understand women and infants’ health?

With professional medical societies now considering infertility a disease, Buck Louis and colleagues conducted a study to assess parental health...
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February 6, 2018

College faculty members participate in new trans-disciplinary center

College of Humanities and Social Sciences faculty will contribute to one of George Mason University’s first trans-disciplinary centers for advanced...
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January 10, 2018

Could spit be the latest key to diagnosing concussions?

What if you could know whether you had suffered a concussion — without any shadow of a doubt, and in...
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November 14, 2017

Mason Engineering researchers use ultrasound technology to improve the lives of amputees

Mason Engineering researchers are using cutting-edge ultrasound technology to help people get greater control of prosthetics for their arms, hands,...
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September 6, 2017

Healing with dragon blood

Researchers at George Mason University found a molecule in the dragons' blood that's really good at destroying infection-causing bacteria, at...
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