Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

Health

Exercise boosts brain health with chemical signals, study shows

Physical activity is frequently cited as a means of improving physical and mental health. Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have shown that it may also improve brain health more directly. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Reading for pleasure strengthens memory in older adults

Baseball may be America's favorite pastime, but in rankings of the most popular hobbies, reading is more consistently ranked highly. It's not hard to see why: reading is simultaneously engaging and relaxing, and it's fun ...

Oncology & Cancer

Researchers use deep learning to enhance cancer diagnostic tools

Yi "Edwin" Sun, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and member of the Beckman Institute's Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory headed by Stephen Boppart, explored ...

Neuroscience

Neuroscientists define safe protocol for EEG-fMRI imaging

A team of psychologists and neuroscientists at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology led by assistant professor of psychology Sepideh Sadaghiani and graduate student Maximillian Egan published a study ...

Health

Keep your friends close, cortisol levels low for life

Directing a meeting, dialing up an old acquaintance, dictating the perfect tuna salad sandwich across a drive-through window. For business and for pleasure, human beings are in constant communication.

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