Researchers from across disciplines are developing new approaches and new materials for creating soft tissues. Every year in the United States, hundreds of thousands of people learn that the pain in their knee or shoulder is a soft tissue that needs repair or replacement. Surgical advances have made the process of replacing those injured tendons …
ECU researchers’ breakthrough nets funding to study fatty acid’s role in dementia prevention Neurodegenerative diseases – such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS – are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults. The risk of these diseases is reduced by intake of the omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which is mainly in fish …
On the heels of Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, the Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s Aging and Community Health (COAACH) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has partnered with NC Registry for Brain Health to provide access to helpful information. “This registry serves as a one-stop shop, providing community members with access to …
The Summer Undergraduate Research Program is underway for the fourth consecutive year at Western Carolina University. The program is an initiative overseen by the university’s Honors College and the Office of the Provost, and is open to all WCU undergraduates. To be considered for the program, current students interested in participating had to identify a faculty member with whom they …
UNC Greensboro’s Dr. Laurie Wideman is adamant: When it comes to cardiovascular disease, it matters what parents are doing with their children, and it starts younger than they may expect. The Safrit-Ennis Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology is part of a team that is looking at how self-regulation – our ability to manage our emotions and behaviors appropriately – in childhood …
College students discovering a drinking establishment isn’t anything new. But this one isn’t your everyday bar. Last year at the ruins of Brunswick Town, North Carolina — a once-thriving colonial port burned by British soldiers in 1776 and never rebuilt — East Carolina University doctoral student Matt Harrup found the remains of a tavern no …
Farmers in eastern North Carolina are facing a crisis of compounding issues that are threatening their mental health and that of their families.
From April to June, as part of a robust effort to improve understanding of and resilience to the impacts of climate change on mountain systems, National Geographic and Tribhuvan University led what is likely the most comprehensive single scientific expedition to Mount Everest. It included two faculty researchers from Appalachian State University.
UNCW associate professor of plant genetics Ann Stapleton is serving a one-year rotation as a temporary program officer with the National Science Foundation.
The UNC Charlotte School of Architecture’s Integrated Design Research Lab (IDRL) has received two National Science Foundation I-Corps grants for additional research of microalgae facades and adaptable solar windows.