February 7, 2023
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has announced an intent to fund research from the University of Cincinnati’s Andrew Waters, PhD, to better understand how to overcome treatment resistance and develop better treatments for KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancer.
October 20, 2022
New research out of the University of Cincinnati shows that a course of a hepatitis B vaccine provides complete protection for people with HIV. The UC research shows that a three-dose course of the hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B provides complete protection for people living with HIV who have never been vaccinated against or exposed to the hepatitis B virus (HBV).
September 21, 2022
UC is one of 36 sites part of the GRADE study comparing different diabetes medicines. The study is going to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
December 6, 2022
The University of Cincinnati's Daniel Arendt has published new research that shows a self-service vending machine filled with harm reduction supplies such as naloxone helped prevent overdoses and contributed to Hamilton County’s overdose deaths decreasing in 2021.
April 16, 2021
Hani Kushlaf, MD, presented findings on a new treatment for Pompe disease, a rare neuromuscular disease, virtually at the American Academy of Neurology on April 17.
March 9, 2021
University of Cincinnati researchers have discovered that cooperation between two key genes drive cancer growth, spread and treatment resistance in one particularly aggressive type of breast cancer. The good news is, though, with this knowledge, they can continue to aim their targeted treatments at these genes, singularly and together, to stop breast cancer in its tracks.
November 3, 2021
UC is part of a multi-institutional grant of nearly $2 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve the design, function and safety of personal protective equipment. UC researchers will work with teams from Iowa State University and the University of California-Davis on this four-year grant. One of the goals is to develop self-decontaminating PPE featuring high-protection efficiency
September 28, 2021
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is opening what it calls a “heart bank” to collect tissue samples that can be used by researchers. Those samples will be stored in a biorepository to provide a potentially valuable resource to help researchers find answers to scientific questions.
April 1, 2021
Alex Lewis lost her 82-year-old grandfather to Covid-19 just five weeks before her dream school showed up on the front steps of Roger Bacon High School to tell the senior that she has been admitted to the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing as part of a touching Decision Day surprise effort this year.
December 11, 2020
Matthew de Gannes is one of 38 students in the College of Medicine who will earn degrees during the virtual 2020 fall commencement ceremonies set for Dec. 11 and 12. The college will grant 14 doctoral, 23 master’s and one bachelor’s degree. UC is awarding a total of 2,457 degrees to 2,348 students during fall commencement. Some UC programs allow students to earn dual degrees.