John Mercer and Andre Craig-Jones (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with alumna Kendell Galor, ’18 MS Kinesiology, and Kenji Masumoto from Kyushu University, Japan, co-authored "Metabolic Costs During Backward Running with Body Weight Support," which published in the February issue of the International Journal of Sports Medicine.…

Tedd Girouard and Kara Radzak (both Athletic Training) along with Du Feng (Nursing) and alumna Jessica Dunn,'16 MS Kinesiology, co-authored “Sex Specific Post-concussion Symptom Reporting in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” which concluded additional research should further evaluate if differences between male and female…

Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy), department alumni Brooke Laskowski, Danielle Garcia, and Christensen J. Hardy (all ’17 Doctor of Physical Therapy), and instructor Emilio Puentedura (Physical Therapy) co-authored “Measurement of Anterior Translation of the Mandibular Condyle Using Sonography,” which appears in the current issue of Journal of Physical…

Janet Dufek and Daniel Lidstone (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) along with Mohamed Trabia and Jessica DeBerardinis (both Mechanical Engineering) authored “Electronic Measurement of Plantar Contact Area During Walking Using an Adaptive Thresholding Method for Medilogic Pressure-measuring Insoles.” The study sought to develop an adaptive-…

Dharini Bhammar (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored two articles in Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology. The first, “Dyspnea on Exertion Provokes Unpleasantness and Negative Emotions in Women with Obesity,” demonstrated that 42 percent of otherwise healthy women with obesity experience dyspnea on exercise. Results also indicated…

Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) and Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored “Serum Nutrient Levels and Aging Effects on Periodontitis,” which suggests that improving specific nutrient intake may provide a novel strategy to affect the significant increase in periodontitis that occurs with aging. The article appeared in the December…

Merrill Landers (Physical Therapy), James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Jefferson Kinney (Psychology) co-authored “A High-Intensity Exercise Boot Camp for Persons With Parkinson Disease: A Phase II, Pragmatic, Randomized Clinical Trial of Feasibility, Safety, Signal of Efficacy, and Disease Mechanisms.” The investigators of…

John Mercer (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) presented “Physics and Physiology of Endurance Performance” at Kyushu University, Japan, which tied anecdotal and empirical data regarding endurance performance in swimming, biking, and running. Kyushu University undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty members, attended the…

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) co-authored five articles that recently appeared in peer-reviewed journals. Three of the studies revealed important findings about the age dependence of impaired cognition during radiation treatment of brain cancers; defined a new international standard to format various types of DNA damage…

James Navalta and Jack Young (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), along with Mihaela Ciulei and colleagues from Brazil, recently published an article in Gazetta Medica Italiana—Archivio per le Scienze Mediche. "Global DNA methylation is stable across time and following acute exercise" appears in the December issue. They report that…

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…