Research

UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s raises about $20,000

Amazingly, four skaters skate all 24 hours

Jan 11, 2014

Montgomery Gentry to perform at 2014 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska

Fundraising event for cancer research set for June 6-7 in Nebraska Panhandle

Jan 7, 2014

Dr. Siahpush named associate dean for research for UNMC College of Public Health

Strong research background includes 10 years of continuous NIH funding, $32 million in grants

Jan 2, 2014

Mohammad Siahpush, Ph.D.

Fourth annual UNMC Skate-a-thon to raise funds for Parkinson’s research

Previous three Skate-a-thons have raised total of $110,000

Dec 19, 2013

From common colds to deadly lung diseases, one protein plays key role

UNMC pulmonologist part of team that isolates the culprit

Dec 17, 2013

Joe Sisson, M.D.

UNMC study looks at seniors’ inability to walk, talk at same time

Dual-task study may provide path for battling dementia

Nov 26, 2013

Dawn Venema, Ph.D.,  (left) and Joseph Siu, Ph.D., work with a research subject as part of their study.

UNMC national study: Distracted driving killing more pedestrians, bicyclists

From 2005 to 2010, pedestrians killed by distracted drivers went up almost 50 percent; for cyclists, 30 percent.

Nov 20, 2013

UNMC partners with Chinese university, hospital for glaucoma study

Role of aqueous humor dynamics is key focus of study

Nov 5, 2013

Shan Fan, M.D., and Carol Toris, Ph.D., of UNMC, with Tao Guo, M.D., associate professor of ophthalmology, Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai.

Ovarian cancer tied to altered estrogen metabolism

Research may show path to predicting ovarian epithelial cancer.

Oct 23, 2013

UNMC, Omaha VA researchers to examine if vitamin D prevents diabetes

Does vitamin D help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes?

Oct 21, 2013