Recent work has focused on how increased stress can slow the process of wound healing by as much as 40 percent. And that slowing of wound healing can be a serious problem for patients recovering from surgery. They provide great support for the institute and clearly make this University, this institute and this college one of the top five research centers in the country, if not the world, in the field of mind-body research. We're incredibly supportive of this initiative and deeply appreciate that Dr. Glaser and his colleagues have developed this this effort from a basic research idea to one of the largest funded research programs at the University. Healing to be located in the OSU institute.
Researchers know that as humans age, their immune systems weaken.
This project is aimed at better understanding that effect and testing methods of reducing immune loss. I commend the efforts of Director Ron Glaser and his extraordinary research team for bringing yet another honor to this already distinguished institution. In addition to the important research that will be done, it also will offer our students insight into the best science imaginable, which can only enhance their educational experience. Both grants came after lengthy reviews by NIH experts. The center grant was one of five such awards given by NIH to establish centers to study mind-body interactions and health.