A new study from the University of Delaware will look at Alzheimer's disease (AD) and examine how changes in arterial stiffness and brain tissue in midlife adults could contribute to cognitive decline. The study aims to pinpoint early risk factors and explore preventive interventions.
Epidemiology professor Daniel Harris is leading research on the link between shingles and dementia in nursing home residents. The $1.7 million study examines the impact of the Shingrix vaccine on dementia risk and other neurological issues among 3.5 million residents.
The University of Delaware is part of a joint effort involving energy and automotive partners that has launched the first practical pilot of “vehicle-to-grid” power (V2G) set up so that industrial participants can scale it at low cost. V2G technology was invented at UD.
The University of Delaware has relaunched its Center for Political Communication, striving toward high-quality research at the intersection of media, politics and psychology. The center boasts a roster of experts who will serve as valuable resources for journalists.
A new University of Delaware study addresses the lack of data on how much human-generated carbon dioxide is present in coastal oceans – the saltwater ecosystems that link the land and sea. Capturing this data is crucial to calculating how much emissions must be cut in the future.
Lawrence “Larry” Cunningham has been named director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. Cunningham, a UD alum, is a leading authority on corporate governance, corporate culture and corporate law.
The College of Education and Human Development in the University of Delaware has a number of stories and experts for the upcoming school year.
Leigh McLean is an an associate research professor in the School of Education and Center for Research in Educational and Social Policy at the University of Delaware. In her program of research, she investigates how teachers’ emotions and emotion-related experiences including well-being impact their effectiveness.
New research sheds light on how deep-sea “comb jellies” adapt and survive at extreme pressures. The work may inform what’s known about the human body — in particular, how a specific lipid called plasmalogen found in nerve cells might work in our brains.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved two new wound management products that include patented hydrogels invented by University of Delaware researchers. The unique UD hydrogel materials self-assemble to form a 3D matrix compatible with living cells.
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