Applied Research News at Jefferson Jefferson Investigates: Barriers to Digital Health; Support for Mothers with Opioid Use Disorder; Effects of Lead Exposure Exploring how to facilitate digital health with culturally competent tools, to improve outcomes in mothers with opioid use disorder, and to mitigate effects of lead exposure. Oct 28, 2024 The Art of the Sock Using knitwear to find creativity and innovation in everyday materials. Oct 17, 2024 Jefferson Investigates: Aging and Chronic Conditions; A New Target for Parkinson’s Disease; Butterfly Disease Exploring multimorbidity among aging adults in India; targeting a gut protein to prevent neurodegeneration; repurposing existing therapies for butterfly disease. Jul 17, 2024 Jefferson Investigates: Contaminated Currency, Autism-Inclusive Healthcare Spaces, and Novel Prostate Cancer Treatment Investigating presence of drugs on American currency, designing sensory-friendly environments for people with autism, and developing new therapies for prostate cancer. May 22, 2024 Jefferson Investigates: Scar Tissue, Asthma Control, and Adherence to Diabetes Medication Exploring a new technique to break down scar tissue, a text-message intervention in young asthma patients and how conversations may improve diabetes treatment in African American patients. Apr 15, 2024 Finding Calm in Ocean Waves and Galaxies Researchers explore whether an immersive environment of calming imagery and sound can reduce stress. Mar 29, 2024 Scenes From the Research as Art Celebration The Jefferson community comes together to experience the work of researchers through stunning visuals. Feb 27, 2024 What Can Sports Reveal About America? Dr. Kevin Thompson shares the lessons he’s learned by studying the connection between sports, politics and culture in American society. Feb 19, 2024 Engineering Styrofoam Into ‘Biofoam’ Plastic food packaging is a major source of pollution, but finding sustainable alternatives has proved challenging. This research team thinks fungi might be the answer. Oct 09, 2023