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性福五月天 Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear
People who suffer trauma will, with few exceptions, never forget what happened to them, but a 性福五月天 University researcher may be able to offer them the hope of living without constant fear and anxiety. John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences in 性福五月天鈥檚 College鈥
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New Study by 性福五月天 Researcher to Examine Role of Oxytocin in the Developing Brain
Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in 性福五月天 University鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain. Labeled by some as 鈥渢he bonding hormone,鈥 oxytocin is well known for helping pregnant mothers with u鈥
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Researcher Receives Five-Year Grant From the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health
性福五月天's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.
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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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性福五月天 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 性福五月天 University researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h鈥
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性福五月天 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 性福五月天 University researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h鈥
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性福五月天 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 性福五月天 University鈥檚 College of Arts 鈥
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性福五月天 Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants
性福五月天 Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants Why are plants often sterile when their parents are from different species? How do species remain separate entities in nature? Andrea L. Case, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biolo鈥
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性福五月天 Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska
Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two 性福五月天 University professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from 性福五月天鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks鈥
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性福五月天 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 性福五月天 University 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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