This Week at USU - January 5 2025

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5 January 2025

USU-Led Global Initiative Standardizes Injury Research, Boosts Readiness

Kickstart your year with science-backed habits from USU researchers, who reveal why shifting your coffee break to mid-morning and embracing moderate, self-paced exercise can optimize your metabolism and mood. Read on to discover how these small, daily adjustments—along with mind-body practices—can protect your cells from aging and build long-term resilience. Read More

USU’s Dr. Francis O’Connor Connects Military and Professional Sports Medicine at MLB Winter Meetings

Dr. Francis O'Connor recently joined MLB leaders and team physicians in Orlando to exchange cutting-edge strategies on injury prevention and high-performance rehab. Learn how the parallels between elite athletes and warfighters are driving new collaborations to keep service members mission-ready and resilient. Read More

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USU Events

Mid-Day Meditation 8 JAN 1200 - 1230 EDT A quick midday reset for everyone. No experience or equipment needed. All personnel welcome.

Department of Medicine Seminar 9 JAN 1200 - 1300 EDT "Modernizing Diagnosis and Care in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome & Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: Best Practices, Practical Implementation, and the Future of Assessment"

USU in the News Meet ‘Conan The Bacterium’ — The Microbe That Lives On Radioactivity USUHS professor Michael Daly is a leading researcher on Deinococcus radiodurans (nicknamed "Conan the Bacterium"), studying its extreme radiation resistance to develop protective medical applications. Forbes

University partners with NHTSA to promote whole blood use in the field Through its National Institute for Defense Health Cooperation, USUHS is partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to implement and study prehospital whole blood transfusion programs across the United States. Gov1 Scientists make game-changing discovery about what causes common disease: 'It may be possible to weaken' USUHS researchers collaborated with Northwestern University to discover that the bacteria causing Lyme disease has a critical dependence on manganese, a "game-changing" finding that could lead to new treatments.  Yahoo News Fee-for-service tied to more low-value surgery rates: Study A study co-authored by USUHS researchers analyzed Military Health System claims to reveal that fee-for-service payment models are significantly linked to higher rates of low-value, potentially unnecessary surgeries compared to salaried care. Becker's ASC Review The links shared are not an implied endorsement by the DoD or USU.

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