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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
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
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
Cure for familial breast cancer might be found in genetic mutations
Leukemia was his research niche until five years ago when breast cancer hit too close to home for San Ming Wang, M.D.
A relative’s wife had just been diagnosed with the disease; her mother and two aunts also had the disease.
Jan 15, 2014
22-year-old sees promise in breast cancer research
It was an emotional experience for Brandi Preston, 22, and breast cancer researcher, San Ming Wang, M.D., associate professor of genetics, cell biology and anatomy, when they met after he spoke to Bright Pink, a support group for those affected by familial breast cancer.
Jan 15, 2014
Demand grows for bioinformatic gurus
As information technology becomes more integral to health care, the need grows for specialists who can turn biomedical data into knowledge that will improve people’s health and wellbeing.
Jan 15, 2014
Multitasking has its limits
There is the old joke about not being able to walk and chew gum at the same time. But there’s something to it, scientifically, said Dawn Venema, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical therapy education. As a clinician, she saw it all the time.
Now she studies it.
Jan 15, 2014
Will genetic testing change behavior?
Julia Houfek, Ph.D., professor of community-based health in the College of Nursing, is interested in how people understand and think about their health care conditions, what they have to do to stay well or get better.
Jan 15, 2014
Commitment is key for double doctorate
In the marathon to obtain both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees, there are moments when one wonders if he or she should keep going.
Jan 15, 2014
