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Posted: April 21, 2025

Education Philanthropy Press Release
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Valerie Logan Hood

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Valerie Logan Hood

ISB is deeply saddened to share the passing of Valerie Logan Hood, beloved wife of ISB Co-founder and Professor Dr. Lee Hood. Her lifelong dedication to K-12 education helped create and shape ISB’s programs, and her influence will be felt for generations to come.

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Valerie Logan Hood
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Valerie Logan Hood
Carole Ellison, Donor Spotlight

Posted: February 10, 2025

People Philanthropy Hood Lab
Carole Ellison’s Bold Bet on Science and the Researchers of Tomorrow

Carole Ellison’s Bold Bet on Science and the Researchers of Tomorrow

Carole Ellison has supported ISB’s research and STEM programs for over a decade. She established the K. Carole Ellison Fellowship in Bioinformatics, funding groundbreaking research that has enabled young scientists to make critical discoveries.

Carole Ellison’s Bold Bet on Science and the Researchers of Tomorrow
Carole Ellison’s Bold Bet on Science and the Researchers of Tomorrow

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Posted: July 16, 2024

Health Press Release Microbiome
Timing is Everything: ISB Study Finds Link Between Bowel Movement Frequency and Overall Health

Timing is Everything: ISB Study Finds Link Between Bowel Movement Frequency and Overall Health

Everybody poops, but not every day. An ISB-led research team examined the clinical, lifestyle, and multi-omic data of more than 1,400 healthy adults. How often people poop, they found, can have a large influence on one’s physiology and health.

Timing is Everything: ISB Study Finds Link Between Bowel Movement Frequency and Overall Health
Timing is Everything: ISB Study Finds Link Between Bowel Movement Frequency and Overall Health
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Posted: February 1, 2024

Chronic Illness Health Press Release
Autoimmune Disease and Pregnancy: ISB Study Challenges Prevailing Wisdom, Unveils Nuances

Autoimmune Disease and Pregnancy: ISB Study Challenges Prevailing Wisdom, Unveils Nuances

An ISB-led study showed nuanced pregnancy outcomes for pregnant individuals with autoimmune disease. The findings reinforce that there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach, and provides important new avenues for further investigation.

Autoimmune Disease and Pregnancy: ISB Study Challenges Prevailing Wisdom, Unveils Nuances
Autoimmune Disease and Pregnancy: ISB Study Challenges Prevailing Wisdom, Unveils Nuances
Lifestyle coaching improves cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease trial.

Posted: October 16, 2023

Health Press Release Brain Health
Personalized Coaching Decreases Cognitive Decline in Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Personalized Coaching Decreases Cognitive Decline in Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Supplementing the standard of treatment for Alzheimer’s disease patients with personalized lifestyle coaching leads to less cognitive decline compared to standard of treatment alone, according to an ISB-led two-year study. The results were published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Personalized Coaching Decreases Cognitive Decline in Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Personalized Coaching Decreases Cognitive Decline in Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
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Posted: September 25, 2023

Health Press Release Maternal and Infant Health
COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters Are Essential for Maternal-Fetal Health

COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters Are Essential for Maternal-Fetal Health

In light of the recent FDA and CDC decision to approve two updated messenger RNA COVID-19 booster shots, it is imperative to alert the pregnant population of the importance and effectiveness of these vaccines and boosters. 

COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters Are Essential for Maternal-Fetal Health
COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters Are Essential for Maternal-Fetal Health
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Posted: March 20, 2023

Health Press Release Healthspan and Longevity
Building a Better BMI

Building a Better BMI

ISB researchers have constructed biological body mass index (BMI) measures that offer a more accurate representation of metabolic health and are more varied, informative and actionable than the traditional, long-used BMI equation. The work was published in the journal Nature Medicine. 

Building a Better BMI
Building a Better BMI
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Posted: October 28, 2022

Events Health Press Release
COCOA Trial Results Show Diet, Exercise Help Some with Dementia

COCOA Trial Results Show Diet, Exercise Help Some with Dementia

The recently completed, ISB-led Coaching for Cognition in Alzheimer’s (COCOA) trial shows that diet and exercise can help people suffering from dementia. Senior Research Scientist Dr. Jared Roach discussed the findings in a Research Roundtable presentation.

COCOA Trial Results Show Diet, Exercise Help Some with Dementia
COCOA Trial Results Show Diet, Exercise Help Some with Dementia
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