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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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