Health
Optimal Aging
We’re all getting older—that is, if we’re lucky. 91²Ö¿â experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.
By Lynette Lamb / 91²Ö¿â Magazine
91²Ö¿â Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology
91²Ö¿â Athletics is the first in the Mid-American Conference to provide student-athletes with a cryotherapy chamber. The therapy uses subzero temperatures, under 200 degrees Fahrenheit, to help muscles recover quickly. The department installed the chamber in the Memorial Athletic a…
91²Ö¿â Employee and Wellness Ambassador “Walks the Worldâ€
91²Ö¿â employee Mark van ‘t Hooft, Ph.D., took to the Netherlands for four days this summer and walked 125 miles in the largest multiday marching event in the world.
91²Ö¿â Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge
The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides 91²Ö¿â faculty and staff with a blue and golden opportunity to move more, sit less and become the Most Active University in the nation!
A Weighty Concern
How can we halt the health hazard of childhood obesity? 91²Ö¿â researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / 91²Ö¿â Magazine
Humanizing the Heroin Crisis
As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, 91²Ö¿â sophomore public relations major Emelia Sherin found a way to help people better understand what’s going on, who is affected—and what we can do about it.
By Emelia Sherin, as told to Jan Senn / 91²Ö¿â Magazine
91²Ö¿â Researcher Lends Expertise to Commission Recommending Reduction of Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
Antibiotic resistance is a public health crisis that threatens the lives of millions of people around the world. Yet, according to a new report released Aug. 29, the U.S. policy response fails to adequately address this major challenge. The commission report was authored by 12 antibiotic resistance …
91²Ö¿â Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity
91²Ö¿â researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.
Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream® talks with 91²Ö¿â Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.
Acting too White: 91²Ö¿â Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety
91²Ö¿â Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.