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Perfect balance: How the brain fine-tunes its sensitivity

A sensitive perception of the environment is crucial for guiding our behavior. However, an overly sensitive response of the brain’s neural circuits to stimuli can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy. Researchers now report how neurona…

Scientists uncover 95 regions of the genome linked to PTSD

In posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intrusive thoughts, changes in mood, and other symptoms after exposure to trauma can greatly impact a person’s quality of life. About 6 percent of people who experience trauma develop the disorder, but scientist…

NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Seminar: Cardiovascular Health in the Peripartum Period: Drivers and Determinants

In this one-hour webinar, Dr. Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc, will present an overview of “ Cardiovascular Health in the Peripartum Period: Drivers and Determinants. ” She will discuss how cardiovascular health in the peripartum period is associated with …

IIG Seminar – Chronic psychological stress and macrophage inflammation in atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease of the arteries that initiates through normal protective functions of the innate immune system, but goes awry through the failure to resolve macrophage inflammation in the arterial plaques…

DDM Seminar Series: “ Building Effective Teams ”

John Amaechi is a respected organizational psychologist, an OBE (Order of the British Empire), Chartered Scientist, elected Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, bestselling New York Times author, Research Fellow at the University of East Lond…

NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Seminar: Cardiovascular Health in the Peripartum Period: Drivers and Determinants

In this one-hour webinar, Dr. Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc, will present an overview of “ Cardiovascular Health in the Peripartum Period: Drivers and Determinants. ” She will discuss how cardiovascular health in the peripartum period is associated with …

DDM Seminar Series: “ Building Effective Teams ”

John Amaechi is a respected organizational psychologist, an OBE (Order of the British Empire), Chartered Scientist, elected Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, bestselling New York Times author, Research Fellow at the University of East Lond…

IIG Seminar – Chronic psychological stress and macrophage inflammation in atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease of the arteries that initiates through normal protective functions of the innate immune system, but goes awry through the failure to resolve macrophage inflammation in the arterial plaques…

James S. Jackson Memorial Award

This award is named in honor of the late Dr. James S. Jackson , a renowned social psychologist who was the Daniel Katz Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Jackson ’ s research on race, ethnicity, racism, health, …

James S. Jackson Memorial Award

This award is named in honor of the late Dr. James S. Jackson , a renowned social psychologist who was the Daniel Katz Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Jackson ’ s research on race, ethnicity, racism, health, …