Health And Medicine
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NIH grant bolsters emergency medicine training
The Department of Emergency Medicine has received a $3.5 million training grant from the National Institutes of Health, one of the nation鈥檚 first training grants in emergency medicine. Read MoreJun 21, 2011
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Grant aids pediatric pneumonia study in Peru
Carlos Grijalva, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of Preventive Medicine, will go to the rural areas of the Peruvian Andes through a $500,000 grant from the Thrasher Foundation to examine pneumonia in children in the hopes of describing the association between common respiratory viral infections and bacterial infection. Read MoreJun 8, 2011
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Magnesium affects prostate cancer risk
Low blood levels of magnesium are associated with more aggressive prostate cancer, a recent study suggests. Read MoreJun 3, 2011
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Sex hormone may predict death
Changes in blood levels of the sex hormone estradiol may provide a clinically useful predictor of death in critically ill or injured patients. Read MoreJun 3, 2011
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Trial tests novel treatment for heart failure patients
A new implantable device currently being studied gives heart failure patients the ability to monitor their heart and take action when their condition begins to worsen. Read MoreMay 27, 2011
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Bacterial protein found in yogurt may alleviate inflammatory bowel disorders
A protein isolated from beneficial bacteria found in yogurt and dairy products could offer a new, oral therapeutic option for inflammatory bowel disorders. Read MoreMay 23, 2011
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Evolution of cell鈥檚 power plant genome
蘑菇视频 researchers provide new information about how the genome inside our cellular 鈥減ower plants鈥� 鈥� the mitochondria 鈥� has evolved. Read MoreMay 18, 2011
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Cells open doors for reovirus
The cellular factor Src helps reoviruses enter cells. Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Protein problem after gastric bypass
Protein supplements often recommended after gastric bypass surgery may actually have undesirable metabolic effects, suggests a recent study led by Ronald Clements in the 蘑菇视频 Center for Surgical Weight Loss. Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Lecturers explore impact of genomics on race perceptions
The question of whether new discoveries about the human genome will cause racism to fizzle or flare was the topic of the two recent discussions at 蘑菇视频. Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Early treatment reduces risk of passing HIV to partner by 96 percent
HIV-positive men and women can dramatically reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners by beginning antiretroviral therapy early, new research finds. Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Stents relieve post-infection problem
Placing stents in blood vessels can provide long-term relief from rare complications of a fungal lung infection. Read MoreMay 5, 2011
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Ecstasy associated with chronic change in brain function
Recreational Ecstasy use is associated with a chronic change in brain function, raising concerns about proposals to use it to treat post-traumatic stress and other disorders. Read MoreMay 5, 2011
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蘑菇视频 partners with Chinese government to reduce HIV in gay men
蘑菇视频 researchers are partnering with the Chinese government to test methods for reducing the spread of the AIDS virus among gay men. Read MoreMay 4, 2011
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Host cell factors keep toxin at bay
Researchers have identified genes that may influence sensitivity of human cells to a bacterial toxin. Read MoreMay 3, 2011
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Gene variant impacts exercise blood pressure
Subtle genetic changes can have big effects on blood pressure while exercising. Read MoreApr 28, 2011
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Fishing for a new model of tuberous sclerosis complex
A zebrafish model of the genetic disease tuberous sclerosis complex will speed new discoveries. Read MoreApr 27, 2011
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New ‘stethoscope’ to monitor critically ill patients
蘑菇视频 cardiothoracic anesthesiologists and surgeons are pioneering the use of a tool that many in the cardiac field are calling the 鈥渘ew stethoscope鈥� when it comes to monitoring critically ill patients. Read MoreApr 22, 2011
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Evolution points to genes involved in birth timing
Researchers have identified a gene associated with accelerated evolution in humans that may increase some women's risk to deliver their baby prematurely. Read MoreApr 19, 2011
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Potassium channel gene modifies epilepsy risk
The discovery of a new gene that can influence a person's risk for developing epilepsy could improve diagnostic tools and open the door for new therapies. Read MoreApr 18, 2011