The Institute for Biohealth Innovation

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February 10, 2020

Children are more likely to miss school when their mothers experience high physical violence and injuries from intimate partner violence (IPV)

A new study published in Maternal and Child Health Journal led by Anna M. Scolese, Master of Public Health student...
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February 10, 2020

New smartwatch design will benefit young adults with disabilities

Vivian Motti, an assistant professor of information sciences and technology, is pushing smartwatch capabilities beyond fitness tracking and phone calls...
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February 5, 2020

College of Health and Human Services to study link between environmental pollutants and endometriosis with $1.6 million NIH grant

Dr. Anna Pollack, associate professor at the College of Health and Human Services has received a $1.6M grant from the...
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January 31, 2020

George Mason professor receives $1.5 million to help youth seize opportunities to accelerate and enhance their education

Todd Kashdan, professor of psychology and director of the Well-Being Laboratory at George Mason University, has received funding from the...
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January 30, 2020

Tip sheet: Putting the news about coronavirus in context with expert insight

A search for the term coronavirus reveals more than 500 million results from a wide range of sources, making it...
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December 19, 2019

Thalia Dimopoulos: A jump-start on a research career

Thalia Dimopoulos said she wants to do research for the rest of her life. That wasn’t always the case. Originally...
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December 17, 2019

Evidence-based interventions to tackle the opioid epidemic: Global and Community Health students compete in case competition

Each day, an estimated 130 people die from an opioid-related overdose in the United States. As part of a Capstone...
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December 4, 2019

Dance and career moves

As a certified athletic trainer, College of Education and Human Development student Victoria Fauntroy is used to the common assumption...
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November 18, 2019

Governor Northam announces life science, cancer research advancing in Virginia with $3.3 million ‘Catalyst’ awards

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that non-profit corporation Virginia Catalyst has awarded $3.3 million in grants to six innovative life...
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November 8, 2019

Mason pioneers tackle concussion diagnosis and monitoring with saliva

Mason researchers Emanuel “Chip” Petricoin and Shane Caswell connected across disciplines to address a slippery problem: diagnosing and monitoring concussions.
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October 22, 2019

Personalizing breast cancer treatments with multi-omics

George Mason University researchers Emanuel Petricoin and Mariaelena Pierobon lead personalized breast cancer trials that are extending patients’ lives and...
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October 18, 2019

George Mason University opens new health center for innovation

George Mason’s College of Health and Human Services officially unveiled its new health center for innovation in research and clinical...
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October 17, 2019

Adults with undiagnosed Celiac disease have lower bone density, says first study on topic

Research by George Mason University College of Health and Human Services found that adults who likely had undiagnosed celiac disease...
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September 19, 2019

Mason researchers bring innovation to military health

In August, nine George Mason University professors and a postdoctoral researcher attended the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) in...
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September 18, 2019

Professor hopes to get a leg up on research to halt knee pain

Mason bioengineering professor Caroline Hoemann is making significant strides in developing treatments for chronic knee pain.
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