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).
October 13, 2022
The University of Cincinnati's Jeffrey Strawn, MD, is senior author of a new editorial in JAMA discussing new recommendations that children and adolescents ages 8 to 18 should be screened for anxiety disorders.
September 21, 2023
Research from the University of Cincinnati looks at the molecular impact of psychological loss
September 28, 2023
The highest ever number of opioid-related overdose deaths in the United States was recorded in 2020 at 68,630, a 68% increase in just two years. Naloxone is a medicine that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose, but a new study out of the University of Cincinnati finds that widespread community distribution of naloxone through a take-home naloxone program did not significantly impact the median monthly opioid overdose rates.
September 26, 2023
Research from the University of Cincinnati shows that exposure to PFAS may delay the onset of puberty in girls. The research was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. This study is the first longitudinal research that included the component of the role hormones play in the delay, according to Susan Pinney, PhD, of the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences in the UC College of Medicine and corresponding author of the study.
December 20, 2023
The University of Cincinnati's Francisco Romo-Nava published research in the journal Molecular Psychiatry that found noninvasive spinal cord stimulation is safe and has therapeutic potential to treat depression.
December 21, 2023
U.S. News & World Report highlighted research led by the University of Cincinnati's Francisco Romo-Nava that found spinal cord stimulation was well tolerated and has therapeutic potential to treat depression.
January 12, 2024
University of Cincinnati research on how eating strawberries can reduce dementia risk was featured in a "LIVE with Kelly and Mark" segment on superfoods to eat in 2024.
October 3, 2023
Research out of the University of Cincinnati shows that exposure to PFAs chemicals delays the onset of puberty in girls by an average of five to six months. The research was published in the journal PLOS One. U.S. News & World Report published a story on the study, featuring comments from lead researcher Susan Pinney, MD, of the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences.
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.