July 20, 2005

UC Center for Surgical Innovation Director Randall Wolf is a leader in minimally invasive and robotic surgery and was the first surgeon in the United States to use the da Vinci robotic system for minimally invasive heart surgery.

July 22, 2005

Environmental Health study is the first of its kind to analyze the effects of "stop and go" bus and truck diesel traffic versus highway traffic on infant respiratory health.

July 26, 2005

Work by UC researchers has led to the development of a new chemical compound that can accelerate the movement of blood-regenerating stem cells from the bone marrow to the blood stream in mice which could eventually lead to more efficient stem cell harvesting for human use.

July 26, 2005

The University of Cincinnati is collecting school supplies to help Cincinnati schoolchildren get ready to study.

July 29, 2005

New research led by Matthias Tschöp, MD, of UC's Department of Psychiatry and the Genome Reserach Institute, suggests that drinking large amounts of beverages sweetened with fructose adds body fat.

August 1, 2005

A team of experts from across the country have written a new quick-reference statement to make it easier for emergency physicians to navigate guidelines and treat heart and chest-pain patients in the emergency department.

August 3, 2005

The UC/UH Primary Stroke Center is one of only about 140 in the country to receive JCAHO certification, which is based on the Brain Attack Coalition s recommendations for primary stroke centers and the American Stroke Association's statements guidelines for stroke care.

August 12, 2005

UC has accelerated Cincinnati s effort to combat Parkinson s disease by recruiting six experts in the field.

August 15, 2005

Thousands of young athletes are at such high risk for developing skin cancer, a UC dermatologist says, he dreams of the day when sunscreen is right up there in the locker room next to the Gatorade.

August 17, 2005

UC Cancer Center will host the sixth annual My Mother, My Daughter, Myself luncheon to generate funding for research and new technologies.