August 10, 2022
University of Cincinnati researchers Jason Gardner and Matthew Robson are studying whether targeting an inflammation pathway that affects burns and traumatic brain injuries can be an effective treatment for both conditions.
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).
March 29, 2023
University of Cincinnati research on the steroid dexamethasone's effect on immune cells and benefit to severe COVID-19 patients was recently published in Frontiers in Immunology.
April 25, 2023
An international multicenter study that was conducted at the University of Cincinnati was stopped early after research demonstrated that a daily statin medication reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV.
November 2, 2022
A collaborative research team at the University of Cincinnati has received a $3.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to examine how current HIV medications are affected by alcohol use alone or in combination with fentanyl.
January 6, 2023
Newly published research from the University of Cincinnati finds that people with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) have more inflammation and could be at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease. The research was published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, a journal from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
March 10, 2023
One in 10 adults suffer from the debilitating effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Research around a new breathing device developed by pulmonologists at the University of Cincinnati offers promise for improving their lives. The new device not only improves symptoms of breathlessness and quality of life for people with COPD, it also offers benefits for people dealing with stress and anxiety and those practicing mindfulness, meditation or yoga. The research was published in the journal Respiratory Care.
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.
February 9, 2024
Tuberculosis, the main cause of death due to a single pathogen globally, causes more than 1.5 million deaths each year. New research from the University of Cincinnati finds that being in prison or being a former prisoner is responsible for high rates of multidrug resistant TB.
May 3, 2024
The University of Cincinnati's Robert Cohen spoke with Local 12 about the GRADE study that shows how a new medication needs to be developed to help treat people with type two diabetes.