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FSU researchers discover an ugly truth about attractiveness

Published: July 13, 2017 | 1:00 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine, News

Tania Reynolds is a doctoral candidate in FSU's Department of Psychology.

In today’s appearance-driven world, body image can be a powerful influence on our choices and behaviors, especially related to dieting. That image is sometimes shaped or distorted by many factors, including mass media images, parents, relationships, even our moods. New research from Florida State University finds another factor — attractiveness of a romantic partner — […]

FSU faculty member to be inducted as fellow of American Academy of Nursing

Published: July 5, 2017 | 9:12 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Mai Kung, a faculty member in the College of Nursing at Florida State. (FSU Photography Services)

A Florida State University College of Nursing faculty member has been selected for induction as a fellow into the prestigious American Academy of Nursing. Ying “Mai” Kung is one of 173 highly distinguished nurse leaders who will join more than 2,500 academy fellows of distinguished clinicians, researchers, policy leaders, educators and executives from around the […]

Graduate student gets world-class experience to work with Olympic-level athletes

Published: June 30, 2017 | 11:44 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

The Australian Institute of Sport is recognized worldwide for developing elite athletes, largely due to their research and innovation in sports science. So when Florida State University graduate student Samantha Leyh received an opportunity to work with the distinguished AIS, her choice was clear. Leyh, a second-year master’s student in sports nutrition, arrived at the […]

FSU researcher awarded $1.5 million NIH grant to dissect cellular garbage disposal

Published: June 28, 2017 | 11:35 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Robert J. Tomko Jr. is an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the Florida State University College of Medicine.

All cells, from bacteria to humans, must be able to rid themselves of damaged or unneeded proteins in order to remain healthy. Understanding how cells perform this vital task has become a source for discovering new and potentially more effective ways of treating diseases ranging from cancer to neurodegenerative disorders. The process is a research […]

Riding a romantic roller coaster? Relationship anxiety may be to blame

Published: June 12, 2017 | 2:28 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Florida State University graduate student Ashley Cooper

Loves me, loves me not. Turns out that anxiety over that very question may be detrimental to the long-term success of a relationship. In a recent study in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Florida State University graduate student Ashley Cooper explores how high levels of fluctuation in how secure an individual feels in […]

FSU researchers find plus-size fashion models help improve women’s psychological health

Published: June 7, 2017 | 1:41 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, Health & Medicine

Professors Russell Clayton and Jessica Ridgway found women are more likely to pay attention to and remember average and plus-size models in the media compared to thin models.

A new study by Florida State University researchers reveals women are more likely to pay attention to and remember average and plus-size models in the media compared to thin models. Women also experience enhanced psychological health after viewing plus-size models, according to the study published this week in the journal Communication Monographs. Russell Clayton, assistant […]

FSU named an age-friendly university for its outreach to Florida’s older adults

Published: May 31, 2017 | 8:56 am | Posted in: Education & Society, Health & Medicine

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is one of many activities that contribute to FSU’s standing as an Age-Friendly University.

Florida State University has been named a member of the Age-Friendly University Initiative, an international effort to highlight the role higher education plays in meeting the challenges and opportunities of an aging population. FSU is the first Southern university to obtain Age-Friendly University status from the initiative, which is led by Dublin City University with […]

FSU researchers receive $2.8 million grant to search for the origin of personality traits impacting longevity

Published: May 30, 2017 | 2:41 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Angelina Sutin, assistant professor in the department of behavioral sciences and social medicine, has received a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Our personality predicts more than just the type of friends we may have. It also provides significant clues about our health and can even predict how long we might live. Yet little is known about how our personality forms relative to what we know about its consequences on health across the lifespan. Florida State University […]

FSU center gathers indigenous nurses to tackle common healthcare issues

Published: May 18, 2017 | 2:54 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Chief Jim Henson of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians — gave a traditional Native American blessing during a dedication of the future site of the INHRE located on FSU’s southwest campus.

Indigenous populations around the world experience high levels of health issues such as obesity, cardiac disease, diabetes and substance abuse — and Florida State University is tackling these problems head-on by going straight to the source. FSU hosted nursing researchers from across the globe to discuss these common healthcare themes in indigenous communities and why nurses […]

FSU study reports encouraging trend in infant mortality

Published: May 18, 2017 | 8:34 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Joedrecka S. Brown Speights, associate professor of family medicine and rural health, was the lead author of a newly published paper on infant mortality trends.

Eighteen states are on track to eliminate racial disparities in infant mortality by the year 2050 if current trends hold — sooner if they accelerate — according to a newly published paper from researchers at Florida State University’s College of Medicine. The study projects more than 4,000 babies a year could be saved by eliminating […]

Think brain games make you smarter? Think again, FSU researchers say

Published: April 17, 2017 | 9:51 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Neil Charness is a professor of psychology and director of FSU's Institute for Successful Longevity.

Be skeptical of ads declaring you can rev up your brain’s performance by challenging it with products from the growing brain-training industry. Science does not support many of the claims. That’s according to a new study published in the science journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience from a team of Florida State University researchers. Neil Charness, […]

FSU Autism Institute launches web-based family ecosystem to jump-start early intervention

Published: April 13, 2017 | 2:23 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, Health & Medicine

Waiting for children to develop on their own is one reason so many toddlers with autism go undiagnosed. A delay in treatment can result in the loss of precious months or years when interventions are able to dramatically affect outcomes. The Autism Institute at Florida State University has launched a new early intervention approach called […]

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