[WATCH]: Richard Sherwood, Lifespan Health Research Center

www.med.wright.edu Richard Sherwood, Ph.D., director of the division of Morphological Sciences and Biostatistics within the Lifespan Health Research Center, explains how the center's research contributes to public health and the economic growth of the region. Part of the Boonshoft School of Medicine, the center conducts research in human growth and development; clinical patient-centered research; cardio-vascular disease; musculoskeletal health, including bone and joint health and dynamic motion analysis of human gait; and cranial facial research. The best-known study is the Fels Longitudinal Study, which studies individuals and families throughout their lifespans. Begun in 1929, it is the largest and longest running study of human

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