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Nutrition Research

Mechanism discovered for health benefit of green tea

Award winning researcher Emily Ho and her colleagues have discovered that one of the beneficial compounds found in green tea has a powerful ability to increase the number of “regulatory T cells” that play a key role in immune function and suppression of autoimmune disease.

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Community Engagement

What can bicyclists learn from motorcyclists?

Ride safely this summer! TEAM OREGON gives tips on “Conspicuity”, the ability to draw attention to yourself, even when others are not actively looking for you.

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Kinesiology Research

Research team tests whole body vibration to relieve neuropathic pain.

College of Health and Human Sciences researchers Gianni Maddalozzo and Ruben Guzman are seeking participants to help determine the effect of exercise on diabetic neuropathic pain.

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HDFS Research

Parents aren’t the only ones losing sleep from marital issues.

Couples having marital difficulties may have infants who are losing sleep, according to a new study – and that may have a continuing impact on the children.

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Alumni

Alum sets high bar for special kids

Tracie McKnight ’05 says, “I expect a lot from my students/athletes and they never fail to amaze me!”

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Alumni

Rose Kraft: Active alum, valued friend, and world traveler dies

Frances Rose Allen Kraft, a proud member of the Class of 1940 passed away May 13, 2011 at the age of 94.