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Music as Medicine performance today
Christine Beard, flutist, and Christi Zuniga, pianist, will perform on campus.
Jan 16, 2014
Meyer Foundation’s Denim for Disabilities campaign kicks off Jan. 27
Employees can purchase a sticker to wear jeans to work and support the foundation.
Jan 15, 2014
Wellness Wednesday: How to practice safe stress
Beat post holiday stress with these tips.
Jan 15, 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
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
