Research
NSRI awarded $3.5 million USSTRATCOM contract to explore nuclear proliferation
NSRI will investigate how an increase in the capabilities of existing nuclear powers and the number of states that possess nuclear weapons.
Sep 28, 2015
UNMC, partners receive $3 million NIH grant to study ‘snail fever’
Will collaborate with Australian, Swiss researchers to seek new drug therapies
Sep 17, 2015
$8 million program project grant renewed for fourth cycle
UNMC research team has brought in $32 million since 1999 in studying chronic heart failure
Aug 25, 2015
UNMC spinoff company to test H1N1 vaccine in animal trial
If results positive, Prommune, Inc. could offer vaccine to pig farmers by end of year
Aug 19, 2015
Statewide study to test new model for care of Alzheimer’s, dementia patients
The study will compare the current standard of care model for caregivers in a control group to the new model being used in the study to determine if the new model improves the quality of life of both patients and caregivers.
Aug 18, 2015
UNMC study: knee replacement viable option for rheumatoid arthritis
Based on analysis, total knee replacement can improve the quality of life in RA patients, however, ultimately the arthritis usually returns.
Aug 4, 2015
Team studying stents for peripheral artery disease with $3.5 million grant
Stents may work for many patients, but there is significant room for improvement as many patients require repeat procedures in as little as one or two years
Jul 13, 2015
UNMC/Nebraska Medicine to be national Ebola center
UNMC/Nebraska Medicine to establish and co-lead the nation’s National Ebola Training and Education Center
Jul 1, 2015
UNMC study shows vitamin D protects bones in mice exposed to agricultural dust
May have implications for ag workers
Jun 15, 2015
Comorbid conditions associated with worse lung cancer survival
UNMC study finds 74 percent of lung cancer patients have other conditions such as COPD, diabetes, congestive heart failure
Jun 11, 2015
