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University of Minnesota’s World-Renowned Fanconi Anemia Treatment and Research Program Renamed
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital is the largest treatment center in the United States for patients with the rare genetic disease Fanconi anemia (FA).
Patient Care, Research
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Sticking with the Wrong Choice
The behavior of people who remain committed to a choice, even when it is clear that an alternate choice would be a better option, has been a perplexing phenomenon to psychologists and economists....
Faculty, Research
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UMN Board of Regents Appoints Dr. Jakub Tolar as Vice President for Clinical Affairs
Today, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Jakub Tolar as the Vice President for Clinical Affairs.
Leadership, Office of the Dean
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Increased Communication Between Hospitals Improves Patient Care and Survival Rates
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers illustrate risks of miscommunication during patient transfers between hospitals and show how data sharing may improve outcomes.
Faculty, Patient Care, Research
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UMN Researchers Could Soon Use Nanotechnology to Fight Cancer
University of Minnesota researchers hope that a new nanotechnology therapy can be used to fight cancer cells.
Research
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A Lifetime Sentence: Incarceration of Parents Impacts Health of Their Children into Adulthood
Young adults who had parents incarcerated during childhood do not receive timely healthcare and have more unhealthy behaviors, researchers find.
Faculty, Research
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UMN Medical School Leads the Way on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research and Care
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are lifelong, irreversible conditions with which a child can be born that involve physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral disabilities. However, FASDs...
Faculty, Research
![Opioids](/sites/med.umn.edu/files/styles/thumbnail_square/public/opioids.jpg?itok=ExjTP_-B)
Dr. Erin Krebs' SPACE Trial Shows Non-Opioid Medications Treat Pain Just as Well as Opioids
A new study, conducted at the University of Minnesota Medical School, may help put the brakes on the ever-growing opioid epidemic.
Faculty, Patient Care, Research
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Sunless Tanning May Not Be the Answer to Preventing Skin Cancer
A new study, conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School, aimed to uncover the demographic characteristics and skin cancer risk behaviors of adults who use sunless...
Research
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Bilateral Lung Transplant Patient Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary Milestone
Cynthia Torgerson can attest to the growth and innovation the University of Minnesota Medical School’s Lung Transplant Program has seen throughout the past two decades, because she’s...
Legacy, Patient Care
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New Research Challenges Common Assumptions About People Who Use Food Shelves
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers lead a first-of-its-kind evaluation of the choices low-resource people make about food
Faculty, Research
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National Cancer Institute Awards Masonic Cancer Center "Outstanding" Rating
The outstanding rating improves upon the center's previous rating of excellent and represents its highest rating to date.
Leadership, Legacy, Patient Care, Research
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John Bischof Named Director of the Institute for Engineering in Medicine
Bischof is a renowned researcher in thermal bioengineering and has contributed to applications in therapeutics, regenerative medicine, and diagnostics.
Faculty, Leadership
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Understanding How Cues Drive Behavior
The research studies asked two core questions: Do dopamine neurons have a role in causing cues in our environment to acquire value? And, if so, do different groups of dopamine neurons serve different...
Faculty, Research
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Creating a Vaccine Against Opioid Abuse
Opioid overdoses account for more fatalities than car accidents and gun violence, with 115 people dying from the epidemic every day.
Faculty, Research
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A Co-worker's Selfless Gift Means a Second Chance at Life for Others
Last year, it was Saaid Nur's name that was added to the national transplant waiting list when his kidneys were failing. As someone who works closely with transplant patients, Saaid knew first...
Legacy, Patient Care
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Feeding Your Baby Guilt Free
Dr. Kristina Krohn argues the case for guilt-free breastfeeding in an era of “Breast is Best” vs “Fed is Best."
Faculty, Patient Care
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Medical Students Continue Aid for Puerto Rico
Medical students, along with other University of Minnesota health professionals, traveled to Puerto Rico last month to continue to provide aid for the still-rebuilding island.
Faculty, Patient Care, Students
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University of Minnesota Medical School Researchers Collaborate in Cutting-edge Cell Bioengineering and Unique 3D-printing Techniques
There are currently more than 285,000 people in the United States suffering from spinal cord injuries, and about 17,000 new spinal cord injuries each year.
Faculty, Research
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University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus Recognized by AAFP for Program of Excellence in Family Medicine
The University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus was recently recognized as one of 18 medical school Family Medicine Interest Groups to win the 2018 Program of Excellence Award for their...
Duluth, Education, Students