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Patient’s quest for relief from hives leads to discovery
Physician’s study of vitamin D3 treatment comes from patient suggestion.
Jun 3, 2014
New startup grows from Innovation Week connection
Three people from vastly different backgrounds invent a new tool together.
Jun 3, 2014
Research data now flies at higher speeds
The newly created Research Information Technology Office core facility expands data storage and speeds processing.
Jun 3, 2014
Drug resistance in cancer is life’s work
One researcher wants to discover why some cancer cells survive radiation or chemotherapy.
Jun 3, 2014
Study seeks to improve life of migrant workers
High levels of stress and depression were found among seasonal farmworkers.
Jun 3, 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
