National Public Radio’s “What Shapes Health” series recently revived the discussion on Adverse Childhood Experiences, a study conducted in the 1990s by Dr. Vincent Felitti and Dr. Rob Anda.
Asst. Astronomy Prof. Shane Davis has been announced as a 2015 Sloan Research Fellow. Davis is a theoretical astrophysicist and an expert on using large computer simulations to model the growth and development of black holes and star formations.
A study intended to uncover the impact of DNA methylation variability on specific social behaviors, including anger and reactions to anger in others, was recently published by University Ph.D. student Meghan Puglia.
According to the Center for Disease Control, Autism Spectrum Disorder affects nearly one in every 68 children.
MD/PhD student Sachin Gadani, from the Kipnis Lab, recently discovered a protein, Interleukin-33 (IL-33), found to be significant in the central nervous system’s response to injury.
While “50 Shades of Grey” opened to soaring box office sales a little over a week ago, evidence suggests the movie may showcase several of the signs of abusive relationships set out by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Researchers at the University School of Medicine recently discovered a substance produced by lung cancer cells that enables metastasis.
A group of University students gathered last October to start the Patronus Project, which aims to educate students and raise awareness about issues surrounding mental illness.
Researchers have discovered a potentially beneficial immune response that occurs after a central nervous system injury.
Professor Renee Baillargeon of the University of Illinois spoke at the University last week about her research into morality in infants — work that challenges the model set forth in just about every introductory or child psychology class.
Dr. Peter Hallowell, director of bariatric surgery at the University Health System, is the lead author of a study which recently concluded that long term outcomes for obese patients who undergo gastric bypass are better than outcomes for similar patients who do not.
Third-year student Claire Banowsky loves talking about sex. She is one of approximately 45 Peer Health Educators that work for the Student Health Center to educate fellow students on a variety of topics including mental wellness, sleep, drugs and alcohol and, of course, safe sex.
The annual charity gala was held Friday to raise money for the University's Children Hospital.
For second-year Nursing students Joshua Moore and Claire O’Friel, caregiving is all about compassion.
College students can sometimes end up finding their chosen field in unexpected places. Elizabeth Duselis recalls figuring out which field she wanted to pursue as an undergraduate. “I actually started college as an engineer, but by the time I was a sophomore, it was chemistry for me,” Duselis said. That was a couple of years ago.
The University Health System will take part in a new program which grants faster access to care for patients.
Mental health is on the forefront of dialogue at the University — following a tumultuous semester punctuated by three student suicides.
Becker’s Hospital Review named the University Medical Center as one of 100 hospitals with great women’s health programs in 2014 , based on its ability to “offer outstanding health services geared toward women, such as gynecology, obstetrics, women-focused heart care and women-focused cancer care, among other women’s health needs.”
For the first time in history, one of the largest and richest astronomy databases has been released to the public. More than 100 terabytes of data gathered from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS III) includes material on about half a billion stars and galaxies. This game-changing release will provide astronomers all over the world with groundbreaking data that can be used to make discoveries and advances in astronomy.
Computer science prof. Mary Lou Stoffa has been recognized with the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Software Engineering (SIGSOFT) Influential Educator Award for “a sustained record of mentoring of women at all ranks in the field of computing, especially software engineering,” according to the SIGSOFT website.
