Posts tagged research

Picture a battlefield smaller than a grain of salt, crowded with microbes fighting for the same territory. That competition happens inside the human body, and …

In the Department of Biomedical Sciences at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine, researcher Michael Beaumont is studying how existing medical technology could potentially be adapted …

For many sepsis survivors, the battle doesn’t end when the infection is defeated. The immune system, after going into overdrive to fight a life-threatening infection, …

Most people who lose their sense of smell recover within a few weeks. They catch a cold, can’t taste their favorite meal for a little …

It’s 3 a.m. during finals week. Exhaustion sets in, but the heart continues to race. You lie in bed knowing you desperately need sleep, but …

East Tennessee State University’s Graduate and Professional Student Association will host a panel discussion Sept. 15 on regional substance use and mental healthcare.   The …

Across the Appalachian Highlands, the story of health is often told through a “longevity gap” that separates this region from the rest of the country. …

This semester, student CheyAnn McCowan brainstormed a workshop that addressed students’ relationships with media and technology. Students are bombarded by a stream of information and …

In the busy construction sites of South Korea and the mountain bike trails of the American West, Dr. Matthew Zahner learned that the most direct …

For a college freshman, biology often feels like a collection of vocabulary words, but in the laboratory of Dr. Valentin Yakubenko at East Tennessee State …