The Oregon Rural Communities Explorer is a great resource for gathering data for various projects and it has recently been completely updated.
Category: Research
Using nutrient “biomarkers” to assess those at risk for dementia may help determine if Alzheimer’s might be slowed or prevented with nutritional approaches.
Russ Turner and Urszula Iwaniec are investigating the impact of botanicals on bone health, breast cancer growth and metastasis, and cognitive function.
Community-based participatory research is an emerging mechanism in public health research that’s used around the world to support people’s contributions to finding solutions that will work for them.
The College of Health and Human Sciences has received a $4.8 million grant to develop an obesity prevention program for children in rural Oregon.
A new study of 434 young heterosexual couples ages 18-25 found that, in 40 percent of couples, only one partner says the couple agreed to be sexually exclusive.