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The Mystery Behind Euphoric Feelings of Holding a Baby

There is nothing like it - holding a tiny baby in your arms. As a parent, you most likely know what it is like to get flooded with a rush of those ooey-gooey feelings. But why? How does it happen and what is the science behind those feelings for dads? Business Insider reached out to Heather Ca鈥

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 青年涩导航's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

青年涩导航 Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two 青年涩导航 researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h鈥

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Doug Kline (left) and Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan (right), both professors in 青年涩导航's Department of Biological Sciences, have received NIH grants to study reproductive challenges.

青年涩导航 Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two 青年涩导航 researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h鈥

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青年涩导航 Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity

Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 青年涩导航鈥檚 College of Arts 鈥

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青年涩导航 Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions About Depression In Heart Attack Patients

A 青年涩导航 epidemiologist has refuted some age-old assumptions about depression in heart attack patients. Studies have shown that people who suffer from depression are more likely to have heart disease or heart attacks in their lifetime. Worse still, similar research shows that heart p鈥

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The team in Alaska is (left to right) Jonathan Mills, undergraduate geology major; Kiersten Duroe, geology M.S. candidate; Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology; and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology.

青年涩导航 Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska

Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two 青年涩导航 professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from 青年涩导航鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks鈥

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Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at 青年涩导航 and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson鈥檚 patients.

青年涩导航 Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson鈥檚 Patients

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson鈥檚 disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a 青年涩导航 professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose鈥

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Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., (center), an associate biology professor at 青年涩导航, stands in a lab with two graduate students.

青年涩导航 Biology Professor Looks to Stop Alzheimer鈥檚 Before It Starts

For decades, biologists researching a cure for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease have remained in the dark almost as much as the ailment鈥檚 victims. A 青年涩导航 professor, however, is looking to stop the disease before it starts. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., an associate biology professor in the鈥

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Yanhai Du (center), 青年涩导航 assistant professor in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, teaches students about fuel cell technology.

The Future of Fuel Cells

The basic concept of a fuel cell is simple 鈥 it converts chemical energy into electricity. To hear 青年涩导航 Assistant Professor Yanhai Du, Ph.D., in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology tell it, however, the impact of modern and emerging fuel cell technol鈥

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青年涩导航 Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson's Patients

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson鈥檚 disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a 青年涩导航 professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose a鈥

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