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HNRP is back in the community!!

HNRP was represented at the Monthly Community Health & Resource Fair on October 6, 2021 at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA. In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, about 30 vendors participated in this event that provided free mammograms, free rapid COVID-19 testing and free COVID-19 vaccines to the local community. 

Dr. Maria Marquine named a 2021 Health Sciences Faculty Excellence in Mentoring award recipient

Congratulations to Dr. Maria Marquine who was named a 2021 Health Sciences Faculty Excellence in Mentoring award recipient!

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Dr. Mariana Cherner received funding for a NIDA K24 grant

Congratulations to Dr. Mariana Cherner for receiving a NIDA K24 grant. Mariana Cherner, PhD received a NIDA K24 grant titled, “Mentoring Clinical Researchers at the Intersection of NeuroHIV and Substance Abuse”.

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Raeanne Moore & colleagues found that Objective and subjective sleep measures are associated with neurocognition in aging adults with and without HIV

Studies have shown that poor sleep is related to worse cognitive functioning (e.g., memory, attention) in older adults and persons with HIV. However, the relationship between sleep and cognitive functioning has not been well studied in older people with HIV. In this study we examined how sleep relates to cognitive functioning in people aged 50 and older with and without HIV. We gave 84 participants paper and pencil cognitive tests to measure cognitive functioning. To measure sleep, we gave participants watches (similar to a Fitbit watch) to measure their sleep at home for 14 days. We also had participants rate their own sleep quality using a questionnaire.

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