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New Study by 糖心Vlog Researcher to Examine Role of Oxytocin in the Developing Brain
Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in 糖心Vlog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
糖心Vlog'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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糖心Vlog 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 糖心Vlog researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h鈥
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糖心Vlog 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 糖心Vlog researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h鈥
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糖心Vlog 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 糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Arts 鈥
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糖心Vlog Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants
糖心Vlog 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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糖心Vlog Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska
Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two 糖心Vlog professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from 糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks鈥
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糖心Vlog 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 糖心Vlog 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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糖心Vlog Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for 糖心Vlog鈥檚 new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, 糖心Vlog鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with鈥
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