James Navalta and Nathaniel Bodell (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with Elizabeth Tanner, '17 Master of Exercise Physiology, recently published an article in the journal Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. "Acute Normobaric Hypoxia Exposure and Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption," appears in the December issue. They…

Danny Young (Physical Therapy) co-authored “Routine Inpatient Mobility Assessment and Hospital Discharge Planning,” which appeared online earlier this month in JAMA Internal Medicine. The authors found that patient mobility at hospital admission and change in mobility are associated with discharge to a post-acute facility. Their findings may help…

Jeffrey Ebersole and Linh Nguyen (Dental) and Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored “Age and Periodontal Health – Immunological View,” which focused on biological aging instead of chronological aging to help account for population variation in disease expression. The findings may suggest that chronic periodontitis represents…

Janice Pluth (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) is the corresponding author of the paper “Genetic Variation and Radiation Quality Impact Cancer Promoting Cellular Phenotypes in Response to HZE Exposure,” which appears in-press within the journal Life Sciences in Space Research. This work used various normal mammary epithelial strains, with…

James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published an article with colleagues from the University of Rhode Island, Gary Ligouri and Dylan Kennedy. The paper appeared in the American College of Sports Medicine's Health and Fitness Journal, and focused on how wearables could be utilized in the fitness industry. …

Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and her former undergraduate student, Emily Masek, '18 BS Nutrition, together with other co-authors at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation published a report in the journal Food and Function. This report identifies the molecular antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of dietary strawberry…

Jeffrey Montes, Nathaniel Bodell, Robert Salatto, Andrew Craig-Jones, Cordero Roche, Boram Lim, Alina Swafford, Gabriela Guzman, and Melissa Aure (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented at the Southwest American College of Sports Medicine in Costa Mesa, California, last month. All are graduate students. James Navalta is the faculty…

Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy) and department alumni Theresa French, '18 Doctor of Physical Therapy; Brooks Klein, '18 Doctor of Physical Therapy; and Young Lee, '18 Doctor of Physical Therapy; co-authored “Patellofemoral Joint Stress During Incline and Decline Running,” which appears in the current issue of Physical Therapy in Sport. The study’s…

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) co-authored “Cancer and Circulatory Disease Risks for a Human Mission to Mars: Private Mission Considerations,” which concluded that younger-aged participants on a privately funded mission to Mars would experience significant increases in cancer risks compared to typical astronauts, and…

Brian Hedlund, Kelly Ai-Sun Tseng (both Life Sciences), Dharini Bhammar, Arpita Basu (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Sarah Harris (Electrical and Computer Engineering) participated in the annual statewide Nevada-INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) meeting at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno last month. The faculty…

Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy) received a research grant by Encompass Health Corporation to support his study "Mobility and Patient-Perceived Outcomes of Rehabilitation after Lower Extremity Amputation Surgery." His work aims to improve the efficacy of physical therapy, and to enhance mobility and quality of life among individuals with limb loss…

Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Dr. Eric Farbman (Medicine), Merrill Landers (Physical Therapy), and Dr. Daniel Orr II (Dental Medicine) accepted invitations to speak during the Inter-professional Health Symposium on Parkinson’s Disease, hosted by Friends of Parkinson’s. Basu led a breakout session focused on dietary antioxidants…