Brain Health Research Institute
Researcher Studies Alzheimer’s Disease
¹ú²úÂ×Àí psychology professor John Gunstad, Ph.D., received a grant of nearly $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand his Alzheimer’s disease research into a national study.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Alumna and Army Neuroscientist Hopes to Become Astronaut
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Alumna, Allison Brager, Ph.D., is pursuing her lifelong dream to become an astronaut. Brager, who is a major in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, has been in the application process for two years in hopes of becoming an astronaut candidate. A Northeast Ohio native, Br…
Smartbike Eases Parkinson’s Symptoms
A ¹ú²úÂ×Àí researcher has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson’s patients. The bike is based on a tandem bicycle model – a bike ridden by two people.
BHRI Director participates in FASEB’s recommendations to Biden-Harris transition team
Dr. Mike Lehman, Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, recently had the opportunity to provide biomedical science policy insights and guidance recommendations to the transition team working with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
2020 BHRI Undergraduate Fellows Cap Off a Great Summer Research Experience
Ten undergraduate students from nine different majors had extraordinary research experiences as Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Fellows during summer 2020.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Autism Research Ongoing on Various Fronts
April’s observance as Autism Awareness Month is coming to a close, but research into the whys and hows of autism is always ongoing at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., director of the Brain Health Research Institute at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, said the university supports autism research that focuses on basic discoveries within the brain, as well as applied human research of students with autism, which makes ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s body of research unique and diverse.
Brain Health Research Institute Director Reflects on His First Year
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., was named the inaugural director of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Brain Health Research Institute in January 2019. We asked him to share his thoughts after a year on campus and much activity within the institute.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Biologist Secures NIH Support to Expand Study into Muscle Thermogenesis
Scientists have long since established that the effects of stress on our bodies are largely negative. But understanding stress as a trigger for using calories and burning fat also could lead us to better mechanisms for healthier behaviors. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently funded a…
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Professor Receives $2.6 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Research
¹ú²úÂ×Àí psychology professor John Gunstad, Ph.D., has received at grant of nearly $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand his Alzheimer’s disease research into a national study.