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Four UTA faculty named NAI Senior Members

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

Four University of Texas at Arlington faculty members have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors for their outstanding achievements in innovation. The UT Arlington honorees are Colin Cameron, professor of research in chemistry and biochemistry; Rasika Dias, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry; Panos Shiakolas, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; and Baohong Yuan, distinguished professor of bioengineering.

Hello, ChatGPT: 'Please generate exercise prompt for neurodivergent child'

University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A University of Michigan research team has used AI to help deliver exercise "snacks" to kids with autism.

Journal: Frontiers in Physiology

Influenza vaccination among people with Medicare by race and ethnicity, education, and rurality

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In this cross-sectional survey study, although overall influenza vaccination rates changed little from 2019 to 2022, they increased substantially for Black and Hispanic older adults, particularly those in rural areas, and decreased for some groups of white older adults.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Sleep unlocks the brain’s ability to sort memories, Baycrest study reveals

Baycrest Corporate Centre for Geriatric Care
Peer-Reviewed Publication

While sleep’s positive impact on cognition has long been recognized, Baycrest researchers have revealed that a good night’s sleep may actively enhance memory rather than simply protect it from decline. The new findings are the first to reveal that sleep helps us better remember the order of events in our lives, even after more than a year.

Journal: Nature Human Behaviour

Trauma through the mind’s eye

Baycrest Corporate Centre for Geriatric Care
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Trauma alone doesn’t cause posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – how we process and imagine it plays a key role, according to new research. A recent Baycrest study suggests that having a vivid visual imagery is linked to a greater risk of developing PTSD, in which debilitating mental health symptoms persist for more than one month following exposure to traumatic or highly stressful events. This study is among the largest in providing high-quality evidence of this link and examining visual and spatial imagery as distinct features of memory.

Journal: Clinical Psychological Science

Food insecurity may have driven increased TB mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic

Boston University School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

During the COVID-19 pandemic, tuberculosis (TB) mortality surged for the first time in two decades. While these increases were widely attributed to disruptions to TB services, such as diagnostic delays and treatment interruptions, a new study suggests that we may have overlooked the impact of food insecurity during pandemic lockdowns.

Using individual interviews and focus group discussions, researchers from Boston University, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, found that 78% of households had no income, 67% resorted to distress financing to afford food, and 44% changed their diets—often by eating less or substituting less nutritious foods during the COVID-19 lockdowns in Southern India. Given the well-established link between undernutrition and TB progression, these findings raise important concerns about how food insecurity during crises may fuel TB-related deaths.

Journal: PLOS Global Public Health

Pennington Biomedical’s Dr. Catherine Champagne selected named an Excellence in Nutrition Fellow

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Grant and Award Announcement

The American Society for Nutrition, or ASN, announced the first awardees of the Excellence in Nutrition Fellows of the American Society for Nutrition, or FASN, recognizing 55 distinguished members for their ongoing contributions to the field and sustained engagement in the nutrition community. Included among the honorees is Dr. Catherine Champagne, Professor of Dietary Assessment and Nutrition Counseling and Nutritional Epidemiology.

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