Using neuroimaging techniques and electroencephalography (EEG), Kessler Foundation researchers compared the neural correlates of balance in individuals with traumatic brain injury and matched controls. This study is the first to report EEG-based functional connectivity measures during a balance perturbation task and show the association with white matter integrity in the […]
New research explores role of senescent cells in aging and obesity-related conditions
Research scientists and physicians at UConn Health, in collaboration with researchers at the Mayo Clinic, have just had an article documenting new work published in Nature Aging, a prestigious journal dedicated to aging research and study. The article, “An Inducible p21-Cre Mouse Model to Monitor and Manipulate p21-Highly-Expressing Senescent Cells […]
New study explores link between economic shock and physical inactivity
A new study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine finds critical links between job loss and physical inactivity in young adults during the U.S. Great Recession of 2008-09 that can be crucial to understanding the role of adverse economic shocks on physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. It […]
Study explores risk of developing long term conditions during the post-acute phase of COVID-19
One in 7 (14%) adults with coronavirus infection developed at least one new condition that required medical care during the post-acute phase of illness, which is 5% higher than adults with no coronavirus infection in 2020, finds a US study published by The BMJ today. The post-acute phase in this […]