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Reminiscing with confidence: New WVU activity guide supports dementia caregiving
Sounds like crickets chirping and the taste of warm buckwheat pancakes can spark the senses of people with dementia — a fact faculty and students at West Virginia University used to develop a way for those people to experience parts of their cultural past and to relieve stress for their caregivers.
All gas, no brakes: Testosterone may act as ‘brake pedal’ on immune response, protect men from stomach inflammation
Autoimmune diseases have something in common with horses, bachelor’s degrees and daily flossing habits: women are more likely to have them. One reason for autoimmune diseases’ prevalence in women may be sex-based differences in inflammation. In a new study, West Virginia University researcher Jonathan Busada investigated how sex hormones affect stomach inflammation in males and females. He found that androgens—or male sex hormones—may help to keep stomach inflammation in check.
Radiology resident wins 2021 ACR-AUR Research Scholar Award
WVU Radiology Resident Dr. Dhairya A Lakhani has been awarded 2021 ACR-AUR Research Scholar Award.
WVU in the News: Doing this for 12 minutes each day slashes your dementia risk, study says
It's one thing to keep your body in the right shape as you age with proper diet and exercise, but it can be another thing entirely to keep your mind sharp in your later years. But it turns out that some daily habits could also boost cognitive health. In fact, research has found that doing this one activity for just 12 minutes a day can slash your risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease way down.
May 11, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for May 11, 2021.
Info session May 19 for post graduate Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program
An online information session is scheduled for May 19 at 6 p.m. for the WVU School of Nursing’s Adult-Gerontology Acute Care (AGACNP) Nurse Practitioner program
Parents with children who have an acquired disability needed for research study
WVU School of Nursing faculty and PhD student, Brad Phillips, is conducting a research study and is looking for parents who have a child with an acquired disability. To learn more, contact Brad at Brad.Phillips@hsc.wvu.edu
First BSN graduates create historic moment for WVU Potomac State College
The WVU School of Nursing celebrates its first BSN graduating class on the WVU Potomac State campus.
WVU in the News: Doctors urge parents to catch kids up on other shots ahead of Covid-19 vaccine rollout
With Covid-19 vaccinations on the horizon for children ages 12 to 15 in the United States, pediatricians are concerned about the challenge of getting children up to date on their childhood vaccines, and balancing that with scheduling potential Covid-19 shots.
‘I’ve cared for children’ hospitalized with COVID-19: WVU pediatrician urges youth to get vaccinated
With Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for adolescents ages 12 to 15, one West Virginia University pediatrician assured its safety and efficacy: It underwent the same rigorous testing as for adults.