January 8, 2021
Brett Kissela, MD, senior associate dean for clinical research at the UC College of Medicine and chief of research services at UC Health, learned he received the placebo in the Moderna vaccine clinical trial. He then received the real vaccine to show that he believes in the science.
January 15, 2021
Maybe everything about identical twins isn't so identical, according to a new research study. The findings suggest that mutations may be present at birth in one twin, but not the other. University of Cincinnati researcher Anil Menon, PhD, weighed in on this study during an interview with Reuters Health.
January 21, 2021
UC research, published in JAMA Oncology, shows that chemotherapy before surgery for some pancreatic cancer patients may not improve survival rates.
January 27, 2021
University of Cincinnati researchers have tested a new combination therapy that showed reduced growth of head and neck cancer in an animal-based study.
January 26, 2021
UC offers a new course titled 'Science of the COVID-19 Pandemic' to undergraduates this spring. Lectures from 13 health and social well-being experts from UC, Cincinnati Children's and UC Health will be made available throughout the course.
January 21, 2021
Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education and family medicine physician at the University of Cincinnati, helps clear up misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine in communities of color. The vaccine does not contain any of the virus and offers protection for individuals who chose to take it. Edje spoke with Cincinnati talk show host Lincoln Ware.
February 5, 2021
Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education at the University of Cincinnati, says discussing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy with reluctant individuals means acknowledging some horrible truths about how research has inappropriately involved human subjects in the past without ethical considerations.
January 13, 2021
A University of Cincinnati researcher says there is a connection between trauma and lifetime stress in an expectant mother and DNA mutation in her newborn child. It could lead to a host of diseases that begin in childhood including obesity, asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism.
February 1, 2021
University of Cincinnati cardiologist Richard Becker, MD, says heart disease remains the leading killer of American women and men even though the COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for a spike in deaths during periods of 2020. Dr. Becker reminds residents during American Heart Month to practice good heart health.
February 1, 2021
If your child is emotionally or physically sensitive, they may be an empath. A UC expert discusses qualities of an empath and offers suggestions about parenting to best support your child and their big feelings.