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Fighting hydrocephalus
“Here at the University of Minnesota, hydrocephalus is the most common condition we treat in pediatric neurosurgery,” explained Daniel Guillaume, M.D., M.S., associate professor in the Department of...
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Research Snapshot: A detailed look at HTLV-1, the retrovirus that causes...
Retrovirus replication remains an intriguing enigma to researchers. Scientists continue to unearth more and more insight, but the process is still poorly understood. It is generally believed that virus...
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New Study Determines What Makes ‘Successful’ Smile
New research shows that less is more when it comes to a successful smile, which could have implications for how surgeons and therapists work with patients who have facial paralysis. The study published...
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ICU Patients Can Safely Administer Their Own Sedatives, New Study Finds
Critically ill patients in some cases can safely self-administer sedatives to manage their own anxiety during mechanical ventilation, according to research published in the July 2017 issue of American...
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UMN Study: Bicycling Reduces Risk of Chronic Diseases; Could Lower Medical...
Riding a bicycle more often can lower your risk of developing chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes, according to a recent UMN Study. “This is the first study in the Minneapolis, St. Paul...
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Almost two decades later, doctor reflects on using embryo selection to save...
Molly Nash was not expected to live to the age of 10. But her parents, and John Wagner, M.D., professor with the Department of Pediatrics in the Medical School, refused to let the genetics of her...
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More seniors taking inappropriate antidepressants, College of Pharmacy study...
Antidepressant prescriptions for the elderly nearly doubled over a ten-year period, according to a recent study from the University of Minnesota’s College of Pharmacy. The study pulled data from the...
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Collaboration between aerospace engineering and dentistry develops new dental...
30 years ago, Stephen Shuman, D.D.S., M.S., never would have imagined he’d be working with aerospace engineers on oral health issues. Now, the associate professor in the School of Dentistry works with...
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Research Snapshot: Complementary and Alternative Medicine use in Diabetic Adults
Diabetes is a growing concern for people in the United States — over 29 million Americans suffer from this chronic disease today. “Diabetes is a complicated chronic condition requiring intensive...
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Unfamiliarity with naloxone rules leads to low prescribing rates among MN...
With opioid overdose deaths increasing at alarming speed, naloxone, an overdose antidote, provides some hope amidst a grave, serious public health crisis. From 2014 to 2015 alone, opioid-related...
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Q&A: Supporting mental health treatment during and after incarceration
It’s estimated 26 percent of jail inmates suffer from mental illness or some sort of serious psychiatric distress. But a survey from the College of Pharmacy, Duluth, found many jails don’t have the...
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Research Snapshot: What’s affecting HIV rates in African-born women of the...
In the United States, HIV diagnosis rates are six times higher in African-born immigrants than any other demographic. This number is disproportionately higher in African-born women. Olihe Okoro, Ph.D.,...
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Research Snapshot: Common Cancer Treatments Could Inadvertently Contribute to...
A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine shows how chemotherapy, radiation and targeted therapy could be inadvertently contributing to the recurrence of some cancers. While these...
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