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Tobacco marketing study may aid smoking cessation efforts

Mohammad Siahpush, Ph.D., of the College of Public Health, is part of a team seeking smokers for the study.

Jan 16, 2014

Mohammad Siahpush, Ph.D.

NU President Milliken takes top job at City University of New York

President Milliken will start in New York no later than June 1.

Jan 16, 2014

James B. Milliken

Music as Medicine performance today

Christine Beard, flutist, and Christi Zuniga, pianist, will perform on campus.

Jan 16, 2014

Durham presenters offer images of Omaha’s bygone days

Photo archivist Bill Gonzales will share memorable photos from the museum’s collection.

Jan 16, 2014

Lookin’ at U – Karli Burt

Many projects keep this administrative associate on the move in otolaryngology.

Jan 16, 2014

Medical research is a numbers game

Most of us know BMI as body mass index.

But, for medical researchers, it represents the evolving world of “biomedical informatics,” which is transforming science before our eyes.

Jan 15, 2014

Which treatment is better? Comparative effectiveness research can answer that.

All over campus, UNMC scientists are using comparative effectiveness research.

It’s a science that looks at large data sets, or uses meta-analysis, to evaluate health outcomes. It compares different interventions and strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat and monitor health conditions.

Jan 15, 2014

James O’Dell, M.D., studies the effectiveness of drug therapies for rheumatoid arthritis.

Tailoring meds: Studying how genetics influence prescribed drugs, dosages

Julie Oestreich, Pharm.D., Ph.D., knows prescription drugs don’t work the same for everyone.

But, she wants to better understand how genes influence individual drug responses so doctors can prescribe the drug and dosage that works best for the patient being treated.

Jan 15, 2014

Wanted: Smokers to participate in tobacco marketing study

UNMC, Roswell Park Cancer Institute seek 1,000 smokers to participate in $1.4 million study

Jan 15, 2014

Mohammad Siahpush, Ph.D.

Personalized medicine requires massive computations

Imagine asking a question and getting 30,000 answers coming at you like water from a fire hose.

How would you sort through all that information and find the one answer you’re looking for?

Jan 15, 2014

Babu Guda, Ph.D.