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UC, Nexigen agree to collaborate on AI security

April 23, 2024

An agreement between the University of Cincinnati and information technology and cybersecurity firm Nexigen will lead to collaboration on artificial intelligence, which includes a goal of making the technology more secure. Nexigen, one of the Cincinnati region's largest IT service and cybersecurity firms, builds technology solutions for companies in the United States. While not a legally binding contract, the agreement between the Kentucky-based company and UC will lead to cooperation on securing grants, give UC students real-world experience and provide Nexigen with expertise from UC faculty and students.

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Using electricity to treat cancer

April 12, 2022

The University of Cincinnati's Kyle Wang, MD, is the site principal investigator for the Trident trial, studying the effectiveness of earlier electrical treatment through Optune devices to treat glioblastomas.

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UC joins national study on stroke prevention using wearables

November 7, 2022

The University of Cincinnati is part of a multimillion-dollar grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study a strategy to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. The trial will incorporate the use of an app on Apple Watch to monitor an irregular heartbeat to reduce patients’ reliance on blood-thinning medication.

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COVID vaccinations lag in rural, underserved communities

December 15, 2022

A new study in the Lancet found that wide disparities in health care coverage, particularly in rural areas, hampered vaccination efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings point to a hidden divide in America between those with ready geographic and financial access to doctors, hospitals and clinics and those without.

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UC cancer researcher pioneers method of detecting early-stage cancers

July 28, 2023

No one wants to hear a diagnosis of cancer, but if anything is worse it would be a diagnosis that comes too late. Jiajie Diao, associate professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, has invented a method for detecting early-stage cancers that could help his colleagues at UC and worldwide save many lives.