News and Press
- Slight genetic variation can affect how others see you
- An interview with Dr. Aldwin on how to help mitigate and cope with stressful situations
- 24/7 Checkup- sensors could transmit vital signs around the clock
- Chemistry for Life- new instruments founded to the Linus Pauling Science Center
- Experiment links mutant flies' neurodegeneration to biological clocks
- Disruption of body clock causes neuro-degeneration, early death
- Some diets protect aging brains, others accelerate harm, Oregon study suggests
- Human Development and Family Sciences Newsletter Fall 2011 (pdf)
- Beyond the Flu Shot: Other Flu Fighters
- Research suggests hormone might influence how we comfort others
- As more get older, experts advise: Move it
- Taking the time to get it right on end-of-life care wishes
- Following Footsteps
- Stress can shorten your life
- Policy brief on caregiver in California: Stressed and strapped
- Heart health: Know your numbers
- Young researchers learn the ropes from leading scientists
- What’s Good for the Heart is Good for the Mind
- Discovery points to new approach for diabetes therapy
- A gift to support collaboration among OSU cancer researchers looking for ways to PREVENT, SURVIVE,THRIVE
- New faculty member translates research into practice for a healthier Oregon
- Where Chemistry Meets Compassion: Examining the biological roots of empathy
- Lower wages, lack of jobs means more Americans delaying “adulthood”
- Inventive Education: Research with an edge
- OSU professor earns research award for work on super microchips
- Study links genetic variation to individual empathy, stress levels
- What's Good About Dietary Fat?
- Why do people live so long in Benton County, Ore.?
- Is personality key to successful aging?
- When to help? Being there for parents in late-life transitions (pdf)
- Ginko Biloba Might Not Preserve Memory in Octogenarians
- Handling Stress Properly Increases Good Cholesterol
- Interview with Karen Hooker: Personality is a Driving Force Behind Successful Aging
Press Contacts
Angela Yeager News & Research CommunicationsOregon State University 541- 737-0784 Angela.Yeager@oregonstate.edu
Staff Profile
Karen Hooker
Director, Center for Healthy Aging Research
College of Health and Human Sciences
Oregon State University
321 Milam Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-5102
hookerk@oregonstate.edu
Faculty Profile






