February 22, 2010
With new funding from the United States Air Force, researchers at UC s Institute of Military Medicine will continue to investigate the best ways to treat injured soldiers in the theater of combat.
February 17, 2010
Six researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center have been awarded over $4 million in federal research grants to investigate chronic diseases that commonly affect veterans.
February 25, 2010
The use of mechanical devices as a treatment for acute ischemic stroke, in which a blood clot blocks the flow of blood to an artery supplying the brain, is increasing in the United States, researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found.
February 1, 2010
Mutation of a gene that helps protect the body from genetic instability leads to cellular and molecular changes in the pregnant uterus that trigger premature birth, according to a study appearing online Feb. 1 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
February 24, 2010
Therapy designed to improve arm function in stroke survivors may impact their language skills and activate brain areas corresponding to both motor and language function, according to a study by University of Cincinnati researchers.
February 23, 2010
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati Interstitial Lung Disease Center have received a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study ways ILD first appears in certain patient groups with autoimmune diseases and how to more efficiently diagnose and treat it.
February 11, 2010
At the University of Cincinnati, researchers in the psychiatry department are studying the potential of omega-3 fatty acids, which occur naturally in fish oil, to prevent bipolar disorder from developing in children.
February 24, 2010
In the second of what will be five rounds of naming Ohio Centers of Excellence, Governor Ted Strickland and Chancellor Eric Fingerhut have now announced the Biomedicine and Health Care Centers of Excellence. The University of Cincinnati s "Transforming Health Care in the 21st Century is among them.
February 4, 2010
Reprogramming mature human cells so they can become any cell type in the body is a key focus of the new Pluripotent Stem Cell Facility at Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center.
February 12, 2010
New research by University of Cincinnati scientists implicates a new protein in obesity development and highlights a protein pair s team effort in regulating obesity and insulin resistance.