April 01, 2024 | Ethan Simmons The question that guides her research: How might yoga be used to manage chronic pain? To doctoral candidate Stephanie Voss, chronic pain treatment and yoga have more in common than we think. Voss, now in her third year of a kinesiology Ph.D program at the University of Illinois, first […]
Category: Health and Kinesiology
AHS researchers: Give ADRD caregivers more information in clinical trials
Oct. 16, 2023 | Ethan Simmons 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. What […]
Ian Rice gets NIDILRR funding for Power of Play project
Sept. 18, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The project aim is to remove barriers to participation in recreational, exercise, and adaptive sports often encountered by persons with disabilities Ian Rice, a KCH teaching associate professor, received a grant of approximately $4.5 million from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research for his called “Power of […]
Laura Rice gets grant to extend TechSAge work
Oct. 16, 2023 | Ethan Simmons The research of TechSAge is pressing forward after Rice received a $4.6 million grant A “smart” bathroom optimized for safety and mobility disabilities. A tai chi telewellness program. Fall detection devices for wheelchair users. All are projects associated with the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Aging […]
Student Spotlight: Anjali Patel forging her path
May 31, 2023 | Ethan Simmons Like the millions of other high school seniors who applied for college during the COVID-19 pandemic, Anjali Patel made her choice of campus sight unseen. Hailing from Memphis, Tenn., she hadn’t set foot near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign when she was accepted to the College of Applied Health […]
CHAD symposium returns with thanks for pilot grants
March 03, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Pilot grants reignite Chad Symposium, fostering research collaboration and innovation The first Center for Health, Aging, and Disability (CHAD) symposium since 2017 was a celebration of the research accomplished with the help of the Pilot Grant Program. Three researchers from the College of Applied Health Sciences—Naiman Khan, an associate […]
Geiger to assess effects of some chemicals on children’s sleep
Feb. 14, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Endocrine disrupting chemicals are found in many common household items, and our blood Multiple studies have shown that children who regularly get an adequate amount of sleep have improved attention, behavior, learning, memory, and overall mental and physical health. Not getting enough sleep can lead to high blood pressure, […]
Stretching their Reach: Robotic support for older individuals
Jan. 09, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The goal is to create a scalable, affordable, flexible Stretch Cognitive and Physical Assistant that can improve the quality of life for older adults with a range of cognitive and physical impairments University of Illinois researcher Dr. Wendy Rogers is stretching her work with Stretch the Robot. The Kinesiology […]
Boppart research to boost astronaut fitness on NASA’s mission to Mars
Dec. 15, 2022 | Jenna Kurtzweil Harnessing the power of cells could be key to preserving astronauts’ fitness in low-gravity conditions. Exercise looks a little different en route to the Red Planet, so Professor Marni Boppart got creative. Boppart and her colleagues at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology received $1 million from […]
A Few Minutes With … Jacob Allen
Jan. 04, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo AHS media relations specialist Vince Lara speaks with Jacob Allen, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, to discuss his research on how diet, exercise and stress influence the gut microbia community. Editor’s note: To reach Vince Lara-Cinisomo, email vinlara@illinois.edu. Related news