January 9, 2024
A new trial at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute, funded by a $660,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, will test an at-home tongue endurance exercise to improve patients’ swallowing function after a stroke.
June 14, 2024
Dr. Vincent Martin, professor in the UC College of Medicine, presents research at the annual American Headache Society meeting showing that as temperatures rise so do the chances for migraine attacks.
June 28, 2023
Imagine a day when a urine test could inform a doctor precisely why a kidney transplant patient was experiencing organ rejection and suggest the best medication for specifically addressing the problem. That day took a leap closer to reality thanks to a set of single-cell analyses that have identified the most specific cellular signatures to date for kidney transplant rejection. The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
January 11, 2023
How cells shape complex tissues and organs during embryo development, which makes us what we are, has many mysteries. New UC research examines one such process which leads to the formation of vertebral or spinal column.
April 29, 2021
UC research found that some water bottles labeled BPA-free actually contained traces of the chemical and that multiple cycles through the dishwasher was the most effective at removing BPA.
May 13, 2021
Donald Lynch Jr., MD, assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, will be presenting preliminary research at the American College of Cardiology on Saturday, May 15, that suggests plasma proteins discovered in the blood samples of diabetic patients who went on to develop obstructive coronary disease (OCAD) may serve as biomarkers of severe heart blockage.
June 21, 2021
UC researchers Thomas Thompson, PhD, and Kaitlin Hart, hope to advance our understanding of of the protein anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), which helps form male reproductive organs and in females regulates follicle development and ovulation in the ovaries. It may someday help us treat infertility in women.
December 1, 2021
Research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine shows that use of a topical drug, called AB569, a combination of acidified nitrite and EDTA (or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) promotes killing of antibiotic-resistant bacteria while enhancing the healing of wounds in a variety of burn injuries. The study was published in the journal Infection and Immunity.
February 9, 2023
A total of 10 students in Cincinnati Public Schools have been named Marian Spencer Scholars for the Fall 2023. Four learned of their award on Decision Day, January 23, while six others received the surprise announcement during the following week. UC officials visited eight Cincinnati schools to congratulate these high-achieving students.
January 21, 2021
Oriana Zinani, a doctoral student in molecular developmental biology at the University of Cincinnati, is part of a team of researchers using zebrafish embryos to study a gene mutation that causes scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine that typically occurs in humans just before puberty.