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AHC News Releases
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(Nov. 11, 2009) — A new study from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota shows that patients who have acute leukemia and are transplanted with two units of umbilical cord blood (UCB) have significantly reduced risk of the disease returning.
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(Nov. 10, 2009) — Academic Health Center scientists, physicians, and research centers have attracted 128 grants totaling nearly $35 million in federal stimulus money (as of Nov. 10) since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was approved in February 2009. This will result in a total economic impact of more than $105 million; according to the National Institutes of Health, $1 of research funding multiplies to more than $2 of goods and services in the economy.
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(Nov. 9, 2009) — School of Nursing professor honored for contributions to development of electronic health records
University of Minnesota School of Nursing faculty member Bonnie Westra, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., was inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) on November 7. Fellows are selected for significant contributions to nursing and health care at a national or international level and their potential for continued contributions in the future.
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(Nov. 5, 2009) — As part of its centennial celebration, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing will recognize 100 distinguished alumni, as well as 14 distinguished faculty alumni.
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(Nov. 4, 2009) — The University of Minnesota School of Nursing will spotlight six influential nurses who have tackled difficult health care challenges and created new models of health care delivery. The nurses will tell their stories during the Summit of Sages, November 4-6, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
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(Nov. 3, 2009) — The University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) has appointed Bradley P. Carlin, Ph.D., head of the Division of Biostatistics.
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(Nov. 2, 2009) — The University of Minnesota has been selected to lead a clinical trial site for national research which is studying whether a testosterone therapy can improve certain health conditions affecting older men. Low serum testosterone levels may be tied to a number of problems experienced by older men, including decreased ability to walk, loss of muscle mass and strength, decreased vitality, decreased sexual function, impaired cognition, and anemia. This multi-site study will test whether any of these conditions can be improved with a testosterone gel therapy.
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(Nov. 10, 2009) — Collaborative drug discovery partnership to advance cancer drug development
The University of Minnesota was selected for a leading role in the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) newly formed Chemical Biology Consortium (CBC), a collaborative drug discovery partnership focused on discovering and developing new drugs to fight cancer. Based on its expertise in drug discovery and development and strong history of cancer research, the University was chosen as a Chemical Diversity Center, one of four sites in the country to be awarded this designation.
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(Oct. 30, 2009) — Experts from the University of Minnesota will soon be on the frontlines working to help developing countries better respond to emerging animal diseases that pose a threat to human health.
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(Oct. 19, 2009) — University of Minnesota Medical School professor Janet Dubinsky, Ph.D., has been awarded the Science Educator Award on behalf of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).
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(Oct. 12, 2009) — Medical School faculty Karen Hsiao Ashe, M.D., Ph.D., Michelle Biros, M.D., M.S., Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., and Susan M. Wolf, J.D., have been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences.
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(Oct. 7, 2009) — More women in the greater Twin Cities region who are diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast are choosing also to have the healthy breast surgically removed.
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(Oct. 6, 2009) — University of Minnesota School of Public Health research found that previously identified heavy-drinking colleges have shown little improvement.
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(Sept. 30, 2009) — The University of Minnesota Medical School welcomes Badrinath Konety, M.D., M.B.A., as professor and chair of the Department of Urologic Surgery.
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