April 20, 2023
New research out of the University of Cincinnati examines the impact that maternal stress during pregnancy has on the neurodevelopment of babies. The study was published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
April 27, 2023
New research out of the University of Cincinnati examines the association between genetics and the presence of opioid use disorder (OUD). The study identified six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or genetic variants that are linked to OUD.
May 11, 2023
WVXU posted a web story about research from UC examining the role of genetics in opioid use disorder.
November 15, 2023
For more than 50 years, the conventional wisdom in the field of cocaine self-administration research has been that people take cocaine based on the theory of the drug providing positive reinforcement to the user. New research out of UC shows that a pharmacological equation disproves that concept and could spark a major shift in that field of research.
January 18, 2023
Research from the University of Cincinnati shows people who wear tefillin, leather bands used in a Jewish religious practice which involves the tight wrapping of an arm with the bands, may receive cardiovascular health benefits. The study suggests those benefits are the result of ischemic or reduced blood flow preconditioning which produces protection from the damage caused by heart attacks.
January 4, 2023
Newly published research out of the University of Cincinnati and the University of California-Davis shows that direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) drugs are more effective and are more cost-effective than low molecular weight heparin for treating cancer-associated thrombosis. The research was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
February 8, 2023
Many people who have surgery for chronic pancreatitis continue to have health struggles in the years afterward — with some dying at a young age, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati. The research was covered in a story in U.S. News & World Report.
September 21, 2023
Research from the University of Cincinnati looks at the molecular impact of psychological loss
September 11, 2023
UC physician-scientist Jordan Kharofa, MD, is leading a clinical trial to improve treatment outcomes for anal cancer patients. The effort has received support from Ride Cincinnati, a important backer of the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center.
September 28, 2023
The highest ever number of opioid-related overdose deaths in the United States was recorded in 2020 at 68,630, a 68% increase in just two years. Naloxone is a medicine that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose, but a new study out of the University of Cincinnati finds that widespread community distribution of naloxone through a take-home naloxone program did not significantly impact the median monthly opioid overdose rates.