News & Events From the Academic Health Center
- 11/19/09
- UC HEALTH LINE: Don't Blame Tryptophan for Thanksgiving Snooze
- Blame it on the heavy meal, the alcohol, or simply the opportunity afforded by a free afternoon on a traditional holiday. Just don't blame it on the tryptophan, say experts at the University of Cincinnati.
- 11/20/09
- Senators Introduce Legislation to Fight Depression Nationwide
- The University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry, at both its Lindner Center of HOPE and Clifton campuses, is a nationally recognized center for the research and treatment of depression and bipolar disorder that could benefit from the bipartisan ENHANCED Act to establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of these conditions.
- 11/19/09
- New Technology Gives Air Care Helicopters a Brighter Night
- When the sun sets, Air Care & Mobile Care crews now
bring out one more piece of equipment for their emergency missions.
- 11/12/09
- CARE/Crawley Building Selected for Architectural Honor
- The University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center's CARE/Crawley Building has been selected for the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design American Architecture Awards program for 2009.
- 11/09/09
- Scientists Successfully Reprogram Blood Cells
- Researchers have transplanted genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells into mice so that their developing red blood cells produce a critical lysosomal enzyme preventing or reducing organ and central nervous system damage from the often-fatal genetic disorder Hurler syndrome.
- 11/05/09
- UC HEALTH LINE: Embracing a More 'Green' Lifestyle Isn't Just for Fringe
- Cincinnati"If you muster images of dreadlocked hipsters hugging trees and eating tofu when you hear the term "green," think again: living a green lifestyle is becoming easier every day, and it's not just beneficial to the planet"it can have a major impact on human health, too.
- 11/02/09
- Researchers Awarded $
1.6M to Study Effect of BPA on the Heart, Reproductive System
- University of Cincinnati researcher Scott Belcher, PhD, has received a two-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to expand his environmental estrogens research.
