April 3, 2006
Instead of blasting off, Timothy Broderick, MD, will splash down to test new concepts in space medicine and lunar exploration.
April 4, 2006
Research suggests that those abusing alcohol at a young age are more likely to experience alcohol dependence (or alcoholism) as adults.
April 4, 2006
The UC surgery department will host nearly 100 prominent African American surgeons from across the United States at the 16th annual scientific meeting of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons.
April 4, 2006
UC and Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center will partner with Evotec AG of Hamburg, Germany, to enhance the potential for innovative drug discovery in southwest Ohio.
April 7, 2006
The number of sites in children s brains involved in language recognition decreases as the children age, according to a new UC study.
April 10, 2006
A hormone receptor with regulatory roles as diverse as food intake, fear response, and cardiovascular function may also be involved in breast cancer, according to UC researchers.
April 11, 2006
Of the estimated 20 million asthma sufferers, 15 million are adults. UC pulmonologist James Knepler, MD, says asthma can begin in adulthood and offers tips on avoiding asthma triggers.
April 13, 2006
Patients who live through the first 24 hours of a blunt (non-penetrating) aortic trauma injury may have a better chance of long-term survival if repair to the damaged artery is delayed, UC surgeons say.
April 14, 2006
UC researchers have won a $3.4 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to evaluate causes of liver injury following use of antiretroviral drugs for HIV-infected patients with hepatitis C.
April 17, 2006
An annual gift from Dr. Sidney Peerless and his late wife, Miriam Peerless, will support the 29th Annual Feinberg Memorial Lecture in Judaic Studies.