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School of Integrated Health Sciences News

With many degree offerings that are accredited by national organizations, the School of Integrated Health Sciences offers dynamic classroom instruction, laboratory/clinical practice, research, and mentoring. Our students develop skills that help them break into health-related fields and further their graduate or professional studies.

Current Integrated Health Sciences News

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Research |

51ԹϺ Brain Health researcher Lina Nih is developing a treatment that could one day alter how practitioners address stroke recovery.

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Campus News |

An enduring 51ԹϺ end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

51ԹϺ XMAS
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This month’s frosty headlines and highlights from the students and faculty of 51ԹϺ.

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Campus News |

Approach aimed at lifting Nevada from its low rankings in health care access. 

A sign in front of a building reads "51ԹϺ Shadow Lane Campus"
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Embracing the idea that we’re “better together,” 51ԹϺ’s academic health center takes another step forward.

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After seeing a need for more physical therapists who can serve Native communities, three 51ԹϺ students take matters into their own hands.

Integrated Health Sciences In The News

Runner's World

Walking is one of the simplest and most accessible physical activities, but what happens when the movement is reversed? Backward walking, or retro walking, is a practice that is establishing itself in the world of fitness thanks to its unique benefits. Although it may seem like a modern trend, this technique has ancient origins: it was in fact used in Chinese medicine to improve body balance.

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic Genome Center researchers have unraveled how microglia, which perform key neuroprotective activities, also can transform and drive harmful processes such as inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Eating? That comes naturally for Americans of just about any demographic or age group. Eating nutritionally? That takes some attention, particularly for older Americans, who face healthy eating challenges, both medical and practical, that their younger counterparts may not.

Elle Magazine

Physiotherapist reveals benefits of walking backwards

Practical Neurology

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Icobrain Aria (Icometrix, Boston, MA), a software that provides computer-assisted, automatic detection and severity grading for amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA). Icobrain Aria generates a quantitative summary report for MRI images, including severity rating scores based on the measurement and summarization of ARIA cerebral edema (ARIA-E) and ARIA cerebral microhemorrhages (ARIA-H) sites of involvement.

Yahoo!

Is arch pain putting a serious damper on your running game? If so, it’s time to hit the sneaker shop (IRL or virtually!) to find the best running shoes for plantar fasciitis. To make sure we covered all the bases for those suffering from the sometimes chronic foot condition, we talked to four experts, including two podiatrists, and put some of their picks to the test ourselves.

Integrated Health Sciences Experts

A food nutritionist specializing in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
An expert in musculoskeletal biomechanics, sport and exercise science, and amputee rehabilitation.
An expert in behavioral nutrition.
An expert in neuroplasticity and post-stroke rehabilitation.
An expert in human body movement, the physics of sports, and running.
An expert in behavioral neuroscience with concentrations in Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.

Recent Integrated Health Sciences Accomplishments

Richard Rosenkranz, Chris Acosta (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Ana Gonzalez-Alvarez (Social and Behavioral Health), along with Andrew Hooyman, Jose Hidalgo, Romina Ballesteros-Paniagua, and Sara Rosenkranz (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently published "Accuracy in Measurement of Infant Formula Powder and Water by…
Cordero Roche, Alina Swafford (both 51ԹϺ Sports Innovation Institute) and John Mercer (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) published a paper titled "Influence of An Overhead Goal on Asymmetry During Countermovement Jump" in the Journal of Exercise Physiology - OnLine (JEPOnline). 
Alyx Phillips from Three Square Food Bank and Environmental and Occupational Health alum, Courtney Coughenour, Sheila Janofsky (both Environmental and Occupational Health), Ian McDonough (Economics), Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health), Samantha John (Brain Health), and Lisa Segler from Three Square Food Bank presented a talk, "…
Drs Richard Rosenkranz and Sara Rosenkranz (both Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues from Kansas State University, recently published The association of overall dietary quality on stress, anxiety, depression, and academic performance in college students: a systematic review in the Journal of American College Health.…
Congratulations to John Mercer, Brooke Kleven, Dana Surwill, Thessa Hilgenkamp, Dustin Clow, Brach Poston, Brian Schilling, James Navalta and Sara Rosenkranz (all Integrated Health Sciences) for having earned the President's Interdisciplinary Challenge Award. Their winning pitch emphasized the critical role of collaboration and data-driven…
Vernice Ollano, 51ԹϺ alumnae; Tedd Girouard (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences); John Mercer (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences; 51ԹϺ Sports Innovation Institute); and Mehdi Kordi from the United Kingdom published "The use of heated garments as a warm-up for sprint and submaximal effort cycling" in the Journal of Exercise Physiology - On…