December 11, 2019

It’s no secret that genetics, family history and ethnicity can play a role in heart disease. Sakthivel Sadayappan, a professor at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine, has spent more than two decades examining that complex tie and discovering a genetic variant that predisposes people of South Asian descent to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, commonly known as an enlarged heart. Sadayappan uses that knowledge unearthed in the laboratory to reach members of the South Asian community through a non-profit known as Red Saree.

March 19, 2020

Dr. Rekha Chaudhary talks about music during meditation.

March 12, 2020

March 9, 2020

May 19, 2020

July 8, 2020

Xiaoyang Qi, PhD, received a $500,000 PanCAN grant to study ways a combination therapy could nudge the immune system to fight pancreatic cancer.

July 20, 2020

Preliminary data from researchers at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center show that immunotherapy doesn’t necessarily worsen complications for patients with both COVID-19 and cancer.

October 29, 2020

Donald Lynch, MD, a University of Cincinnati cardiologist, is partnering with researchers in St. Louis and rural Georgia to develop a smartphone app that will deliver COVID-19 information and education that is targeted toward Black communities.

April 23, 2020

May 4, 2020

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center is joining the international hunt to uncover knowledge about the coronavirus. The UC center will focus on an area it is far too familiar with: patients with cancer.