College of Health and Human Development

College of Health and Human Development

Downs named as a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology

How safe is the air to breathe? 50 million people in the US don't know

Three selected as Administrative Fellows for 2025-26

Penn State social scientists support federal research funding at COSSA Day

Understanding aging requires more than counting birthdays

Supportive co-parenting may help secure infant attachment development

Feb. 5 lecture to discuss how sleep health affects daily life, long-term health

Consistent bedtime linked with better child emotion and behavior regulation

Gatzke-Kopp named president-elect of Society for Psychophysiological Research

$3.1M grant to fund study on early signs and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

Recovery community centers linked to support factors for substance use recovery

Connell appointed The Ken Young Family Professor for Healthy Children

Harm reduction education, tools access may help women prevent opioid overdose

Less sleep and later bedtime in childhood linked to future substance use

Ask an expert: Health care in the 2024 presidential election 

Mitigating barriers for children walking and biking to school

Secure access to food and water decreasing for US children

Dehydration in middle-aged and older adults may lead to attention challenges

Professor wins diversity mentorship funds to bring Texas student to Penn State

Vowel intelligibility testing may help monitor progression for people with ALS

Fentanyl and COVID-19 pandemic reshaped racial profile of overdose deaths in US

Calorie restriction study reveals complexities in how diet impacts aging

$3.1M NIH grant to fund project developing ALS communications interventions

Researchers identify distinct sleep types and their impact on long-term health

Lecture to discuss behavioral factors that drive what, why and how children eat

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