May 23, 2023
Research out of UC examines the impact of stress during pregnancy on natal neurodevelopment. Spectrum News interviewed Anna Ruehlmann, PhD, of the Department of Environmental Health and Public Health Sciences at the UC College of Medicine about the study which she led.
November 28, 2022
A new study from the University of Cincinnati examined the impact of workplace stress and provided insights for organizations to explore ways to reduce workplace stress for a better and healthier working environment. The study had two parts: a survey in which respondents described their experiences of workplace stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and a quantitative study using saliva cortisol as a biomarker of stress along with a stress diary to find out where and when workplace stress commonly occurred.
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.
August 14, 2023
A federally funded study, led by University of Cincinnati researcher Nalinikanth Kotagiri, looks to develop a new imaging method that can identify certain types of lung infections — in real time — in order to speed up treatment for critically ill patients.
April 14, 2023
The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Melinda Butsch Kovacic and colleagues will present research abstracts on several community outreach and engagement initiatives at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023, held in Orlando, Florida, April 14-19.
September 21, 2023
Research from the University of Cincinnati looks at the molecular impact of psychological loss
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.
Carl Fichtenbaum, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and one of the leaders in UC’s efforts to combat COVID-19, is still going to protest marches as his passion for social justice, personally and profession- ally, burns as brightly as ever.
October 6, 2022
The University of Cincinnati is committing $12 million to grow inclusive excellence by leveraging diverse perspectives to advance innovation, creativity and complex problem solving in biomedical research. The new program, FIRST+ Lives Here for Urban Health, aligns with the National Institutes of Health’s FIRST (Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation) Program and advances the university’s Next Lives Here strategic direction.
December 13, 2022
Initial data from a University of Cincinnati clinical research study aimed at increasing diet quality and decreasing cardiovascular risk shows positive results. The study, called Supermarket and Web-Based Intervention Targeting Nutrition (SuperWIN), was a randomized, controlled trial that promotes a heart-healthy diet through nutrition counseling provided by a supermarket-based, registered dietitian within one of each participant’s home grocery stores.