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UC students see rapid rise with their startup idea

March 14, 2024

Two University of Cincinnati students gave themselves just 30 minutes to come up with an idea for a startup business. Not only did they succeed, their idea has won multiple pitch competitions in the past year. Joe Kuncheria Panjikaran and Aniruddhan Ramesh are the founders of PhizzIO (pronounced “fizz-e-oh”), a startup that’s creating a business-to-business solution to improve physical therapy.

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UC students take on net-zero building challenge

October 10, 2022

Students in architecture and engineering programs at the University of Cincinnati are learning about the latest materials and strategies to create more energy-efficient indoor spaces. They will take part in the Solar Decathlon to design the next generation of efficient buildings.

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A new treatment for rare muscular disease

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.

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Obesity and binge eating: a disrupted clock in our body?

May 19, 2021

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and the Lindner Center of HOPE are hosting a unique clinical trial to see if readjusting the circadian system of people with binge eating behavior can help in understanding more about why this occurs and develop new treatment options in the future. Scientists are using tabletop lamps and melatonin supplements to test their theory.

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Studying a new way to treat depression

January 20, 2021

A University of Cincinnati researcher has received a United States patent to continue a study looking at a method for using electrical stimulation of the spinal cord to treat certain psychiatric conditions, like depression.

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A new combination for cancer treatment

January 22, 2021

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have tested a new combination therapy in head and neck cancer animal models to see if they could find a way to make an already effective treatment even better.

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Halt cell recycling to treat cancer

February 8, 2021

University of Cincinnati researchers have shown that completely halting a cell recycling process in a very aggressive form of breast cancer may improve outcomes for patients one day.

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Cincinnati Enquirer: COVID-19 vaccines and patients with cancer

February 19, 2021

This week, more than 130 hospitals, research foundations, fundraising organizations and patient advocacy groups asked the Biden administration to put cancer patients first in the next stage of the rollout. The letter, which was signed by leaders at the UC Cancer Center, says research in the past year shows that COVID-19 patients with cancer have twice the death rate than those without cancer.