Training the Brain to Quit Smoking
Assistant professor Claire Spears is using mindfulness to help low-income Americans kick the habit.
Category: Health & Wellness
The Measure of a Mind
Meet the Georgia State scientists who are using big data to help transform the way we think about mental illness.
A Global Perspective
The gravest health threats facing developing countries are not viral outbreaks or parasites, but chronic conditions such as heart disease and cancer. Professor Collins O. Airhihenbuwa has pioneered a culturally informed approach to confront the global spread of these diseases.
When Being a Parent Means Being a Nurse
Associate professor Regena Spratling is helping parents care for children with extraordinary medical needs.
Making It Up as You Go Along
Associate professor Martin Norgaard studies how jazz improvisation affects the brain.
The Missing Link
Professor Sang-Moo Kang may have found a way to make a safe vaccine for RSV, an infection that hospitalizes more than 50,000 infants every year.
When Bacteria Fight Back
Biomedical sciences professor Cynthia Nau Cornelissen on the rising threat of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea and her work to develop the world’s first vaccine against the superbug.
When the Big Yellow Bus Goes Green
A team of Georgia State economists finds that cleaning up school buses pays dividends in the classroom.
Clear and Present Danger
At the Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence, Georgia State faculty are helping to stop assaults.
Breast Cancer’s Racial Gap
Across the nation, the mortality rate of women with aggressive triple-negative breast cancer is 39 percent higher for African Americans. Biology professor Ritu Aneja wants to know why.