You wake up one morning and don’t know where you are. You look around, trying to place your surroundings. “Oh, that’s right,” you think. “I stayed in a hotel last night.” You get up and get ready for the day. Unfortunately, for some, that cloud of confusion doesn’t go away because of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. More than 5 million Americans live … [Read more...] about Fighting the good fight: Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
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Typical college credit can consist of lecture in a classroom or even field trips to local areas. However, the biology department knows that it can look different. For Emily Milton, college credit looks like penguins. Over the summer, she went to Tasmania, an island state in southern Australia, to study their habits and hopefully take them away from the verge of … [Read more...] about MSU biology student studies penguins in Tasmania
Suffering from chronic pain is a pain in the neck. Missouri State University’s Dr. Paul Durham knows that. His research in the field of orofacial pain and migraine has earned him acclaim as an international expert. Now Durham, distinguished professor of biology, receiving the university’s highest honor — the Bronze Bear. The Missouri State Board of Governors voted today … [Read more...] about Durham honored with Bronze Bear