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UC research examines workplace stress in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic

November 28, 2022

A new study from the University of Cincinnati examined the impact of workplace stress and provided insights for organizations to explore ways to reduce workplace stress for a better and healthier working environment. The study had two parts: a survey in which respondents described their experiences of workplace stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and a quantitative study using saliva cortisol as a biomarker of stress along with a stress diary to find out where and when workplace stress commonly occurred.

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Research reveals insights into transplant rejection, new drug targets

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.

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Improving community outreach and engagement

April 14, 2023

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Melinda Butsch Kovacic and colleagues will present research abstracts on several community outreach and engagement initiatives at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023, held in Orlando, Florida, April 14-19.

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UC research shows benefits from Jewish tradition

January 18, 2023

Research from the University of Cincinnati shows people who wear tefillin, leather bands used in a Jewish religious practice which involves the tight wrapping of an arm with the bands, may receive cardiovascular health benefits. The study suggests those benefits are the result of ischemic or reduced blood flow preconditioning which produces protection from the damage caused by heart attacks.

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UC research examines barriers to treatment of COVID-19 in local Latinx families

August 18, 2022

New research from the University of Cincinnati,examines the barriers as well as those that are helpful in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in Latinx families in Cincinnati. Researchers identified primary barriers that include insecurities in food, jobs and housing and immigration. Key facilitators included having trusted messengers of health-related information.

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UC research examines COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

August 25, 2022

One of the major roadblocks in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic was people refusing to get vaccinated against the virus. New research at UC examines that vaccine hesitancy and provides key insights into the behaviors and perceptions of the U.S. population during a critical time of the COVID-19 pandemic, just as vaccines were becoming more available.