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5/21/2013

Biomarkers Discovered for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Biomarkers Discovered for Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseUsing the Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR), University of Cincinnati researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown symptoms.
5/17/2013

Peer-Referral Programs Can Increase HIV-Testing in Emergency Departments

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that incorporating a peer-referral program for HIV testing into emergency departments can reach new groups of high-risk patients and brings more patients into the hospital for testing.
5/9/2013

UC Cancer Institute Announces Program Leaders, Core Disease-Based Centers

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute is moving forward, with a strategic plan built around comprehensive, disease-based centers of excellence and an appointed leadership team to guide the overall institute's efforts.
5/2/2013

Focus on Alumni With Kpandja Djawe, PhD

Guinea worm disease was in the news recently, and so was a College of Medicine alumnus who studies it at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Kpandja Djawe, PhD, earned his master's (2008) and doctorate (2011) in epidemiology, studying in the environmental health department's division of epidemiology and biostatistics.
5/2/2013

HEALTH LINE: 'Cinnamon Challenge' Should be Avoided, UC Expert Warns

The "Cinnamon Challenge" is practically impossible and may even be dangerous, according to a new report published in the journal Pediatrics and a UC pulmonary expert.
4/30/2013

Clinical Trial Examines Tie Between Dialysis, Cardiac Arrhythmias

A multidisciplinary group of University of Cincinnati researchers is conducting a clinical trial to determine if an implantable device can identify undetected heart rhythm abnormalities in hemodialysis patients--a patient population at high risk for sudden cardiac death.

4/24/2013

Research Finds Targeted Screening for Hepatitis C Is Cost-Effective

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that targeted screening for populations with a higher estimated prevalence for hepatitis C may be cost-effective.

4/18/2013

Future Med Student's Lab Experience Fuels Passion for Medical Research

Richard Godby has always felt drawn to medicine. He's enthralled by the scientific discovery process. His biomedical engineering undergrad experience ingrained in him the value of translational research--moving promising ideas beyond the lab bench and into clinical application. This, teamed with his interest in medical research, led him to pursue a co-op in the lab of UC Cancer Institute researcher Vladimir Bogdanov, PhD.

4/17/2013

2013 Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching: Eric Warm, MD

Eric Warm, MD, has been awarded the 2013 Mrs. A.B. "Dolly" Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching.

4/17/2013

2013 Rieveschl Award for Distinguished Scientific Research: George Deepe, MD

George Deepe, MD, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Rieveschl Award for Distinguished Scientific Research.
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