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Brain's immune system to be topic of Biobehavioral Health Founders Day event

4/6/18

Andrew Miller of Emory University School of Medicine will present the keynote lecture “Immune System Targets in the Brain in Depression: Impact on Neurotransmitters and Neurocircuits” on April 23 as part of the Third Annual Founders Endowment for Excellence and Innovation Research Day, hosted by the Department of Biobehavioral Health.

BPA plastics

Exposure to chemical during pregnancy may cause health problems for offspring

11/8/17

A chemical used in plastic packaging may get passed from mother to offspring during pregnancy, affecting the gut bacteria of the young. Researchers suggest this could increase the possibilities of inflammation-related conditions, such as colon cancer and type 2 diabetes, for the offspring later in life.

Biomarker Core Lab to host seminar on its expertise, capacities on Nov. 9

11/3/17

The Biomarker Core Lab in the Department of Biobehavioral Health is a wet lab specially designed for ELISA, Multiplex assays, and Telomere length analysis. A seminar on its offerings will be presented on Nov. 9 in the Bennett Pierce Living Center, 110 Henderson Building, at University Park.

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Stress to be topic of 2017 Biobehavioral Health Founder's Day event

4/13/17

Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychiatry and behavioral health at Ohio State University College of Medicine, will present the keynote lecture, “How stress kills: The damage and some remedies,” at 3:30 p.m. on April 24 in the Ruth Pike Auditorium, room 22, in the Biobehavioral Health Building on the University Park campus. The lecture is part of the Second Annual Founder's Endowment for Excellence and Innovation Research Day, hosted by the Department of Biobehavioral Health (BBH) in the College of Health and Human Development.