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Des Moines University
Recent research
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Human dispersal across the Bering Land Bridge (BLB) was a key event in the peopling of the Americas, but Beringia’s archaeological record remains poorly understood. In response, the Shég’ Xdaltth’í’ site in interior Alaska has been the focus of a multi-disciplinary study since 20...
- BiologyOpen access
A Pilot Study Exploring the Effects of Circadian Phase on Influenza Vaccination Antibody Responses
Objective: Conventional investigations into vaccination scheduling have relied on fixed clock time, which fails to account for individual circadian phase. This study investigated the feasibility of exploring the hypothesis that an individual’s circadian phase at the time of vacci...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
ABSTRACT Background Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) almost inevitably experience cognitive impairments. These deficits have been linked to low frequency “theta” cortical activity ∼4 Hz, previously associated with cognitive control. Objective Our study investigated effects...