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Barb Bayer, a nurse practitioner in psychiatry, spoke to the Fremont Area Alzheimer's Support Group on May 29. She talked about the potential causes of Alzheimer's disease and the progression of cognitive changes. She also discussed the behavioral symptoms of the Alzheimer's patient and how this all affects the relationship between the patient and their […]
Jun 10, 2013
UNMC honors two for aging research
UNMC researcher Tony Wilson, Ph.D., and medical student Matt Varon were honored recently for their research into Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions related to aging.
Jun 10, 2013
UNMC research offers rare glimpse into Parkinson’s disease using neuroimaging
A UNMC research team has found a way to monitor brain injuries that occur in Parkinson’s disease providing clinicians a rare glimpse into the disease process.
Jun 10, 2013
Deadly sepsis focus of UNMC study
A UNMC researcher has determined that the investigational drug Eritoran used in a large clinical trial to treat a severe and often deadly infection known as sepsis did not reduce mortality.
Jun 10, 2013
Innovative eye treatments the goal at new institute
Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute grand opening set for Wednesday.
May 20, 2013
Dr. Garvin gives Wilson Honorary Lecture at HSS
Kevin Garvin, M.D., chair of orthopaedic surgery, delivered the Philip D. Wilson Jr., M.D., Honorary Lecture in Arthroplasty on April 12 at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS).
May 13, 2013
UNMC brings gross anatomy to Kearney
A group of seven UNMC faculty went to the University of Nebraska at Kearney on April 11 and brought three lightly-embalmed human cadavers with them.
May 13, 2013
UNMC pancreatic cancer researcher awarded $200,000 grant
Pankaj K. Singh, Ph.D., associate professor in the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the American Association for Cancer Research and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
May 13, 2013
UNMC researchers study wide assortment of diseases
News studies tackle sepsis, leukemia, high cholesterol, kidney disease.
May 13, 2013
First Nebraska Science Festival is smashing success
The first-ever Nebraska Science Festival was a huge success with thousands of people attending a wide variety of science-related activities at a dozen or more sites in and around Omaha.
May 13, 2013
