Join us on Wednesday, October 9, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. in 110 Henderson Building for an engaging talk by Sera Young, Professor of Anthropology and Morton O. Schapiro Faculty Fellow at Northwestern University. In collaboration with Penn State's Population Research Institute, the Environmental Health Sciences program will host Young as she presents, “Water Insecurity Experiences: Bridging Climate and Health for Better Research and Policy.” This is a fantastic opportunity to gain insights into how water insecurity impacts health and to explore strategies for linking research and policy to address global challenges. Learn more: https://ow.ly/wZTg50Tzv1a
HHD Research
Research Services
University Park, PA 76 followers
Research that makes real-world impacts.
About us
The College of Health and Human Development at Penn State supports five different world-class research centers that serve our communities — both locally and and around the globe — with innovative breakthroughs and significant discoveries that make real-world impacts. Through a wide array of initiatives driven by our esteemed faculty mentors and powered with the help of our competent student researchers, we tackle research projects that impact national news headlines nearly every day — from minimizing the symptoms of chronic illness to managing stress through recreational activities, discovering new learning interventions, clarifying the myths and realities surrounding concussions in athletes, and so much more.
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https://hhd.psu.edu/research
External link for HHD Research
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- Research Services
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- University Park, PA
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- 1907
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Researchers from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders examined the noise of pre-term baby cries compared with full-term baby cries to determine if cry is a valuable tool in detecting developmental delays in infants. Read more: https://ow.ly/aQr950SH6Ub
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Older adults who have access to food assistance programs report better sleep outcomes, such as increased number of total sleep hours, total nighttime sleep hours, and reduced sleep latency, according to new research from Penn State’s Department of Nutritional Sciences’ Ashley Flores and Muzi Na. Visit https://ow.ly/hinA50S9P5w to learn how these food assistance programs can provide better health outcomes to older populations. #research #sleepquality #foodaccess
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New research from faculty in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders examined the value of vowel intelligibility testing when assessing dysarthria secondary to ALS. Their results indicate it could be a useful clinical tool when providing care and intervention services for this population. Read more: https://ow.ly/JXTg50RztUA
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New research on the intricate relationship between diet and aging: a study led by Idan Shalev and Waylon Hastings at Penn State was recently published in Aging Cell. The publication explores how caloric restriction influences telomere length—a key marker of cellular aging. #CaloricRestriction #Aging https://ow.ly/Uguu50Rk0pp
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Join David Almeida at the next complimentary #FrontiersForum webinar on Tuesday, April 9, where he will examine links among stress, inflammation, cognition, and behavior—and how these may spread and scale, with potentially far-reaching consequences. At this virtual symposium, David and the authors of a radical hypothesis published in Frontiers in Science will also explore insights from a mathematical model—including steps for reducing stress and building resilience in individuals and societies. https://ow.ly/r8kv50R4ZHg
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“If ample time, money, and energy are spent on public health issues like malnutrition, then it is not an exaggeration to say that life may be improved for millions of people.” Stephen Kodish, assistant professor of biobehavioral health and nutritional sciences. Kodish and new PhD Teresa Schwendler discuss their research in low-income nations to improve nutrition for young children and pregnant women. https://ow.ly/A1L550R4Z0o #PennStateNUTR #PennStateBBH
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Eating 2 oz. of pistachios as a nighttime snack can improve diet quality for people with prediabetes, according to new research from the Penn State Department of Nutrition. This two-minute read explains what pistachios can do for your health. https://ow.ly/xCCt50R3jHW #research #pistachios
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Individuals with autism and little to no functional speech rely on augmentative and alternative communication to engage in social, vocational, and educational opportunities. A new study conducted by researchers from the Penn State Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders aimed to describe the experiences of speech language pathologists working with this population and understand how clinicians make decisions when conducting AAC interventions with their clients. Read more about this research: https://ow.ly/5Ywp50Qu083
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Transfers between hospitals are an important tool in emergency medicine, but new research led by Charleen Hsuan of the Penn State Health Policy and Administration Department showed that race is a factor in where people are transferred. Read more: https://ow.ly/lil450QuYSL
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