News: School of Integrated Health Sciences

MRI scan of a brain with Alzheimer's disease.
Research |

Study, published this month in Communications Biology, reveals that chronic hyperglycemia impairs memory.

A woman sits in front of a sign reading "The Body Achieves What the Mind Believes"
People |

A bad experience with physical therapy as a child didn't stop School of Integrated Health Sciences Alumna of the Year Ashley Reagor from opening her own physical therapy practice.

Student playing Jenga
Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting community and perseverance at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

A student practices using a balance beam which is surrounded by rainbow-colored gym mats, while another student spots her.
Business and Community |

Program to help fill critical health care shortage in Nevada; living lab in Las Vegas Medical District houses program, with first cohort set to graduate in spring 2023.

U.N.L.V. nursing student in red shirt reviewing slide sample with peer
Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting research, health, and community at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

Portrait of Jefferson W. Kinney, Ph.D. Professor and Reg Grundy and Joy Chambers-Grundy Chair for Brain Health
People |

The longtime 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researcher on youthful curiosity, the brain, and sports.

Flavia Saraiva partakes in artistic gymnastics at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
Research |

Focus on what you’re trying to accomplish rather than what’s going on with your body, says 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ kinesiology professor Gabriele Wulf.

A student poses in a boxing ring with "51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ" letters drawn on the wall behind him.
Campus News |

Enrique Nieto and a team of students are setting out to improve the health of the Las Vegas community.

Students pose between U.N.L.V. letters
Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting remembrance and improvement at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

Gabriele Wulf is pictured in a red sweater standing on a landing in the lobby of the Bigelow Health Sciences on 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's campus
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ kinesiology professor Gabriele Wulf tells athletes to keep their eyes on the prize — not internal body movement — to achieve optimal performance during Tokyo 2020.

A 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Food Pantry tote bag filled with groceries.
Business and Community |

Nearly 2 in 5 college students nationwide are affected by food insecurity, with numbers continuing to rise during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Man practicing yoga
Business and Community |

Rebel Reset aims to ease return-to-office transition.