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Feeling Left Out
Necessity may indeed be the mother of invention. And whether they're saving lives or simply helping people cope with the difficulties of life, researchers throughout the College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) are delivering much needed solutions to a world beyond campus. Several such patented inventions are representative of the here and now philosophy among faculty researchers in the young college.
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Is Fat the 6th Taste?
Jessica Huber brings both passion and experience to her position as the 2012-13 faculty entrepreneur-in-residence at Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. An associate professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences, Huber developed a new technology called SpeechVive, a device that cues patients with Parkinson's disease to speak more loudly and clearly.
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Securing a Better Life
The hosts and producers of today's vitriolic political talk shows could learn something from Purdue sophomores Frank Radochonski and Matt Garofalo.
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Extension Program Helps Struggling Hoosiers
Bariatric surgery has become a popular weight-loss option — more than 200,000 surgeries were performed in the U.S. in 2011.
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Awakening to the Need for Sleep (cover story)
It's no surprise that a growing number of children and adolescents in the United States are obese. But what may be surprising is that sleep, or the lack of it, is contributing to this national epidemic. In the fight against childhood obesity, kids need to sleep more, eat better and tune out.
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A Winning Recipe for Kid Cuisine
A program that inspires child care providers to serve up healthful meals and snacks as well as positive role modeling and education for children is getting rave reviews.
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Food for Thought
Rising obesity rates and implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act laws have shone a spotlight on calorie information as it relates to consumer food choices. A mandate from the Food and Drug Administration requires that restaurants with more than 20 outlets post this data.