December 20, 2011
Acquisition of a new-generation linear accelerator is included in a significant expansion under way at the Precision Radiotherapy Center, a state-of-the-art radiotherapy/radiosurgery treatment center for people with cancer, benign tumors and other abnormalities.
December 15, 2011
Terry Kirley, PhD, is a professor in the department of pharmacology and cell biophysics. His research focuses on the study of the structure, function and clinical applications of ecto-nucleotidases enzyme families that modulate and control many physiological processes, including blood coagulation, smooth muscle contraction, inflammatory responses and pain perception.
December 14, 2011
A new Institute of Medicine report specifies the types of research that the Food and Drug Administration should require before allowing tobacco companies to sell or advertise 'modified risk' tobacco products as being capable of reducing the health risks of tobacco use.
December 20, 2011
Acquisition of a new-generation linear accelerator is included in a significant expansion under way at the Precision Radiotherapy Center, a state-of-the-art radiotherapy/radiosurgery treatment center for people with cancer, benign tumors and other abnormalities.
December 15, 2011
Terry Kirley, PhD, is a professor in the department of pharmacology and cell biophysics. His research focuses on the study of the structure, function and clinical applications of ecto-nucleotidases enzyme families that modulate and control many physiological processes, including blood coagulation, smooth muscle contraction, inflammatory responses and pain perception.
December 14, 2011
A new Institute of Medicine report specifies the types of research that the Food and Drug Administration should require before allowing tobacco companies to sell or advertise 'modified risk' tobacco products as being capable of reducing the health risks of tobacco use.
December 14, 2011
Three faculty members at the University of Cincinnati have been awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
December 14, 2011
With the transition of the Master s of Public Health (MPH) program to the department of environmental health, which is chaired by Shuk-mei Ho, PhD, Bill Mase, DrPH, program director, says this change essentially means a more robust program for students who come to UC for public health training.
December 14, 2011
A new Institute of Medicine report specifies the types of research that the Food and Drug Administration should require before allowing tobacco companies to sell or advertise modified risk tobacco products as being capable of reducing the health risks of tobacco use.
December 12, 2011
The Health Sciences Graduate Association (HGSA) is holding a holiday food drive to benefit Cincinnati's Freestore Foodbank until Friday, Dec. 16.
December 8, 2011
Talent filled Kresge Auditorium Dec. 2 at the 2011 IvaDean Scholarship Benefit Concert, and entrance fees, gifts on behalf of the concert and silent auction bids brought in $3,378 for the scholarship fund. But the meaning of this event and its namesake, College of Medicine assistant dean IvaDean Lair, goes beyond money for many students.
December 7, 2011
Treating "brain tsunamis or "killer waves could stop many victims of major head injury from suffering additional brain damage, a study published in Lancet Neurology has found.
December 6, 2011
Treating "brain tsunamis" or "killer waves" could stop many victims of major head injury from suffering additional brain damage, a study published in Lancet Neurology has found.
December 5, 2011
It is thought that the benefits of the green movement could go beyond environmental sustainability to directly impact human health. A new UC study seeks to measure the potential health benefits of "green" practices in housing.
December 1, 2011
Shared research facilities are the hidden backbone of the cancer research enterprise at the Cincinnati Cancer Center.
December 1, 2011
An unrelated emergency trip to UC Health University Hospital the day after Christmas in 2010 resulted in a surprising diagnosis for Buford, Ohio, resident Gloria Caldwell: stage 3 breast cancer.
December 1, 2011
Regardless of whether it is smoked, chewed or inserted in the lower lip, tobacco is detrimental to your health.
December 1, 2011
In a significant programmatic step forward, the UC Cancer Institute has launched an adult bone marrow transplant service as a new component of its hematologic malignancies (blood cancers) program.