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UMN Research Finds Genetic Link to Brain Aging
Researchers hope these new findings will help the development of new anti-aging drugs in the future.
Faculty, Patient Care, Research
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State-Funded Consortium Provides More Access Statewide to Clinical Trials for Cancer
The University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic are partnering in order to bring experimental medications, treatment protocols, and prevention programs to rural parts of the state.
Education, Leadership, Legislative, Patient Care
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Minnesota Medical Researchers Developing Vaccines to Treat Opioid Abuse
Heroin and prescription opioid abuse is currently a public health emergency in the United States. But researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School are developing vaccines to...
Faculty, Research
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Young Adults Don't Read Food Labels, Are They Even Relevant Anymore?
A new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and Medical School found that 31.4% of respondents...
Education, Faculty, Research
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Minnesota Leader in Devise Treatments for Opioid-Use Disorder
Medical devices have long been considered second to opioids in treating pain. But with the nation in the midst of an opioid epidemic medical devices are getting a second look. Minnesota is at the...
Patient Care, Faculty, Leadership, Research
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Beating the Odds: The Second of Conjoined Twins Finally Goes Home
After almost 14 months in the hospital, Paislyn will be going home. Paislyn and her twin sister Paisely were conjoined by their abdomen until University of Minnesota Medical School doctors performed...
Faculty, Patient Care
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UMN Medical School Study Explores Upstream Factors for Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke and Dementia
A new study from Dr. Lin Yee Chen, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division at the University of Minnesota Medical School, is exploring the possibility that A-Fib is perhaps...
Faculty, Research
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Non-traditional Student Kelly McKinnon Seeks Match in Family Medicine
On March 16, 2018, fourth-year medical students at the University of Minnesota and nationwide opened envelopes to find out where they will spend their residencies.
Education, Students
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Dean Jakub Tolar Discusses Gene Therapy and Rare Disease Advisory Council Bill
“We are very good at this in Minnesota. Science is the solution, you can be compassionate as you want as a physician, but that alone will not change the natural history of the disease,” said Dr....
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Bako Orionzi Brings Passion for Combating Health Disparities to Match Day 2018
On March 16, 2018, fourth-year medical students at the University of Minnesota and nationwide opened envelopes to find out where they will spend their residencies.
Education, Students
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UMN Study Backs Up Connection Between Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia
After conducting one of the longest and most comprehensive studies to date, Dr. Lin Yee Chen, Department of Medicine, found additional evidence that those diagnosed with atrial fibrillation...
Faculty, Patient Care, Research
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Caitlin Caspi to Examine Relationship Between Minimum Wage, Health
Caitlin Caspi, ScD, received a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Health to evaluate the effect Minneapolis’ $15 minimum wage ordinance could have on obesity in empolyees making...
Faculty, Legislative, Research
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Medical School Legacy
We have received our legacy from those who went before, and we are preparing our legacy for those who come after. It gives us perspective, foundation and purpose.
Education, Faculty, Leadership, Office of the Dean, Patient Care, Research
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UMN-Led Study Says Tanning Behaviors May Explain Greater Risk for Skin Cancer In Gay and Bisexual Men
Gay and bisexual men show disproportionally higher rates of skin cancer and are more likely to participate in risky tanning behaviors, as compared with heterosexual men, according to new...
Faculty, Research
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Behavioral Medicine Researchers Looking for Candidates to Participate in Stress Response Smoking Cessation Study
Smokers who are interested in quitting, 18+ years-old, generally healthy, who use marijuana regularly are wanted for a research study that investigates stress, marijuana use, and smoking relapse.
Patient Care, Research
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Fulfilling the Medical School's Role in the Community
Community can be seen as the opposite of self-interest, and as a land-grant university, we have a specific responsibility to bring care, compassion and practical medical care to the community around...
Leadership, Office of the Dean
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Dr. Lynne Bemis Awarded Mayo Clinic Grant to Research Epilepsy Treatment
The Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics awarded five grants to Mayo Clinic collaborative projects in 2018.
Duluth, Faculty
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Jury’s In: Opioids are Not Better Than Other Medicines for Chronic Pain
Opioids have long been the solution for patients with cronic pain. Yet Dr. Erin Krebs says that there lacks research about the effectiveness of opioids and chronic pain. "The studies that we had out...
Patient Care, Faculty, Research