Latest news from College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/university-of-illinois-research-wins-international-award-for-study-on-building-better-assistive-care-robots/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-illinois-research-wins-international-award-for-study-on-building-better-assistive-care-robots/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:05:36 EST A published study led by a researcher with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been selected by Mather Institute as a Bronze Award recipient of the 2024 Innovative Research on Aging Awards. Now in their ninth year, the awards were created by Mather Institute to inspire evidence-based next practices that can improve the lives of older adults. College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/hot-wheels-a-stationary-track-for-mice-could-lead-to-breakthrough/?sc=rsin /articles/hot-wheels-a-stationary-track-for-mice-could-lead-to-breakthrough/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:05:22 EST Hot wheels: a stationary track for mice could lead to breakthrough College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign-s-college-of-applied-health-sciences-announces-department-name-change-to-health-and-kinesiology/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign-s-college-of-applied-health-sciences-announces-department-name-change-to-health-and-kinesiology/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:05:40 EST A college department is changing its name College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/ahs-researchers-give-adrd-caregivers-more-information-in-clinical-trials/?sc=rsin /articles/ahs-researchers-give-adrd-caregivers-more-information-in-clinical-trials/?sc=rsin Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:05:04 EST For clinical trials centered on individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, what types of information are family caregivers given during the research process? A research team nested in the College of Applied Health Sciences recently evaluated that question by analyzing ADRD trials from the past 30 years. College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/laura-rice-gets-grant-to-extend-techsage-work/?sc=rsin /articles/laura-rice-gets-grant-to-extend-techsage-work/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:05:49 EST With a $4.6 million grant, KCH Associate Professor Laura Rice is leading another five years of TechSAge, a cross-country research partnership built to support aging for people with long-term disabilities. The University of Illinois will be its home base. College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/past-carle-president-lynne-barnes-to-lead-mha-program-at-illinois/?sc=rsin /articles/past-carle-president-lynne-barnes-to-lead-mha-program-at-illinois/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:25:38 EST Lynne Barnes, past president of Carle Foundation Hospital, has been hired as director of the Master of Health Administration degree program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois. College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/study-hearing-aids-may-slow-cognitive-decline-for-at-risk-adults/?sc=rsin /articles/study-hearing-aids-may-slow-cognitive-decline-for-at-risk-adults/?sc=rsin Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:25:25 EST A new study published in the medical journal The Lancet found that hearing aids might slow cognitive decline for at-risk older adults with hearing loss. College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/findings-from-a-study-published-today-suggests-that-the-prevalence-of-suicidal-ideation-planning-and-attempts-among-adults-has-increased-over-time-2008-2019-importantly-we-found-that-veterans-were-more-likely-than-nonveterans-to-experience-suicidal-though/?sc=rsin /articles/findings-from-a-study-published-today-suggests-that-the-prevalence-of-suicidal-ideation-planning-and-attempts-among-adults-has-increased-over-time-2008-2019-importantly-we-found-that-veterans-were-more-likely-than-nonveterans-to-experience-suicidal-though/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:05:31 EST College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/kch-assistant-professor-sheena-martenies-who-studies-the-effects-of-pollution-on-children-s-health-can-comment-on-the-midwest-smoky-haze/?sc=rsin /articles/kch-assistant-professor-sheena-martenies-who-studies-the-effects-of-pollution-on-children-s-health-can-comment-on-the-midwest-smoky-haze/?sc=rsin Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:20:45 EST College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/university-of-illinois-names-new-director-of-division-of-disability-resources-and-educational-services/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-illinois-names-new-director-of-division-of-disability-resources-and-educational-services/?sc=rsin Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:15:20 EST Heather Stout will join the College of Applied Health Sciences as the Director of Operations and Services with the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) in August. She will assume the responsibilities that have been so ably handled for the past few years by interim director Dr. Kim Collins, who will retire at the end of June. College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign /articles/how-cannabis-use-among-veterans-impacts-their-care/?sc=rsin /articles/how-cannabis-use-among-veterans-impacts-their-care/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:35:54 EST While the percentage of Veterans reporting past-year marijuana use has increased in the last decade, few of them obtain it from medical sources, a new study shows. College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign