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Adoption Medicine Clinic Helping Minnesota's Adopted and Fostered Children
16,500 children and young adults experienced foster care or out-of-home placement in 2017 in Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Faculty, Patient Care
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Conquering Stress, One Step at a Time
Salsa dancing is not something typically associated with medical school. But Karen Lawson, MD, wants to change that.
Faculty, Students
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CentraCare Health and University of Minnesota Physicians Partner to Expand Orthopedic Services in Central Minnesota
CentraCare Health and University of Minnesota Physicians have formed a new partnership to meet the growing demand for orthopedic services in Saint Cloud and its surrounding communities.
Patient Care
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Dr. Skubitz Developing First Early Detection Test for Ovarian Cancer
Researchers hope this major breakthrough will result in a test as common as a pap smear.
Faculty, Research
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Bridges to the Baccalaureate Mentoring Program puts Undergraduate in the Center of Lyme Disease Research
The Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program matches community college students with mentors in Biomedical Sciences. Located on the Duluth Campus, it’s the only program of its kind in the Upper Midwest.
Duluth, Education, Faculty, Research, Students
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UMN Medical School Researcher Identifies What is Driving Cryptococcal Meningitis
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes disease in immuno-compromised individuals, particularly those with advanced HIV, organ transplants, or cancer chemotherapy patients.
Faculty, Research
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Branden Moriarity Receives Early Innovator Award
Dr. Moriarity is currently working on harnessing the power of genome engineering in order to develop innovative immunotherapy approaches for treating highly lethal forms of cancer.
Faculty
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Why Addiction is a Learning Disorder and Why it Matters
Maia Szalavitz is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, which is widely recognized as an important advance in thinking about...
Faculty
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Latest UMN Medical School Research Provides New Understanding for Families of Recent Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Cases
Parents and families of children who developed now have a few more answers regarding a recent cluster of cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).
Faculty, Research
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UMN Serves as A Valuable Resource for Minnesota Families Affected by Child Abuse and Neglect
Child abuse is a public health issue affecting children, families, and communities. In 2017, more than 674,000 children were victims of child maltreatment, and 1,700 children died from child abuse...
Faculty
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Naismith Trophy Finalists Visit University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital
Thybulle, University of Washington; Morant, Murray State; Williams, Tennessee; and Duke’s Williamson were all in town for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Games.
Faculty, Patient Care
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3D-printed Transparent Skull Provides a Window to the Brain
Device could provide new insight for brain research on concussions, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Research
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Hitting the Hardwood for Cancer Research
The team coached by Calhoun won by just one point. From the U of M, Team Calhoun included Anne Barlow, Karli McGill,and Karim Sadak. Team Ryan included Chris Weight, Elizabeth Neil, and cancer...
Faculty
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Actors Play Patient for Medical School Students
University of Minnesota medical students are getting authentic hands-on training thanks to trained actors who play the roles of patients in real-world situations.
Education
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Recapping the Staff Forum
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us last Wednesday for the staff forum.
Office of the Dean
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Researchers Bring Precision Medicine to Hard-to-Treat Psychiatric Conditions
UMN faculty led study shows deep brain stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms.
Faculty, Research
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STILL PUSHING THE LIMITS
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research director reflects on four decades of advancements
Research
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Research Brief: Largest Study of Childhood Cancer After IVF
In the past three decades, in vitro fertilization (IVF) has gone from an experimental procedure to being more common. Pregnancies enabled by IVF frequently have more difficulties, with children born...
Faculty, Research
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UMN Researchers Develop Vaccines Targeting Fentanyl
Opioid use disorders and the increasing incidence of opioid-related fatal overdoses are a national crisis. More than 400 Minnesotans died from opioids in 2017, according to the Minnesota Department...
Faculty, Research
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University of Minnesota Researchers Study Effect of Chronic Opioid Therapy on Pain and Survival in Sickle Cell Disease
New research recently published by Kalpna Gupta, PhD, demonstrates the impact of opioids on the survival of humanized mouse models with sickle cell disease, compared to normal mice.
Faculty, Research