UC HEALTH LINE: Arm Therapy 'Rewires' Brain After Stroke
September 12, 2006
A therapy known to improve arm function in stroke patients actually works by forcing the brain to rewire itself, say UC researchers.
September 12, 2006
A therapy known to improve arm function in stroke patients actually works by forcing the brain to rewire itself, say UC researchers.
September 19, 2006
A problem most people should worry about as they or their loved ones get older is age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of irreversible blindness. But according to Manoj Singh, MD, taking specific antioxidant vitamins or mineral supplements or eating enough fruits, vegetables, nuts and fish can prevent or slow development of AMD.
September 25, 2006
UC has developed a faster approach for informing consumers online when the Food and Drug Administration withdraws a medication. Researchers hope this new approach will become the standard 24-hour response method used to update critical online health information.
September 26, 2006
UC researcher Scott Belcher, PhD, has received a five-year, $1.68 million dollar grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to continue his research into the effects of environmental estrogens on the developing brain.
September 26, 2006
UC colorectal surgeons recently performed what is believed to be the Tristate s first minimally invasive (laparoscopic) procedure for advanced, difficult-to-treat cancers that develop very low in the rectum.
September 26, 2006
The fifth-deadliest disease in the United States affects more than 20 million people, and that number is increasing every year.
September 27, 2006
The UC Education and Research Center s 7th Annual Pilot Research Training Project (PRP) Symposium will put occupational health and safety student research in the limelight.
September 28, 2006
Two Tristate middle school science teachers participating in real-life research projects at the UC Academic Health Center are not only expanding their knowledge in their field, they are also applying what they learn to improve the health of their students.
September 28, 2006
UC surgeons recently performed what is believed to be Ohio s first robotic liver surgery.
September 28, 2006
In preparation for the Spring Grove burial of cremains of specific individuals who have donated their bodies to science, the UC College of Medicine will conduct a service to publicly honor the donors, their families and friends.