Research
UNMC research study could help millions with common heart problems
Atrial fibrillation happens when the heart’s electrical system gets “short circuited,” reducing the expulsion of blood from a pocket in the heart called the left atrial appendage. Stagnant blood in the left atrial appendage can result in clots.
May 31, 2019
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Department members make significant contribution to SCA Annual Meeting
The 13 attending department members held roles in 10 scientific sessions and presented six abstracts on department work.
May 28, 2019
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Fremont group donates $60,000 to support Alzheimer’s research at UNMC
Group’s total contribution now exceeds $215,000 since 2014
May 16, 2019
![Marv Welstead, 98, has been a driving force in raising money in the Fremont area that will go toward Alzheimer's research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Welstead's wife, Jean, died in 2009 after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Marvin_Welstead_2014_horizontal.jpg)
Potential disease-modifying drug for osteoarthritis is identified
Breakthrough by UNMC/Children’s researchers is published in major scientific journal
May 15, 2019
![Anna Spagnoli, M.D., and Tieshi Li, Ph.D., headed the research team that discovered a potential disease-modifying drug for osteoarthritis.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/LiSpag0515.jpg)
Two UNMC programs play key role in pancreas cancer battle
Rapid autopsy, early detection screening programs are world-class initiatives
Apr 29, 2019
![Michael (Tony) Hollingsworth, Ph.D. (left) and Paul Grandgenett, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/GrandHoll.jpg)
UNMC/UNK land $2.5 million grant aimed at reducing childhood obesity
Between 4 and 8 rural Nebraska communities will be selected as pilot test locations
Apr 17, 2019
![The $2.5 million grant was awarded to Jennie Hill, Ph.D. (left), associate professor in the UNMC College of Public Health, and Kate Heelan, Ph.D., professor and director of the UNK Physical Activity and Wellness Lab.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Hill_and_Heelan_pp.jpg)
Aging expert: new information adds support to Dr. Harman’s theory
Science gaining on secrets of aging, but no fountain of youth yet
Apr 5, 2019
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UNMC lands $1.9 million to evaluate new way to repair rotator cuff injuries
Team is bioengineering grafts to mimic structure of rotator cuff
Mar 28, 2019
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UNMC research team plays key role in pancreatic cancer discovery
Drug combination appears to inhibit growth of cancer cells
Mar 20, 2019
![Pankaj Singh, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Pankaj_K_Singh_0236_1.jpg)
International expert in autism to head MMI’s integrated autism center
Courtney Burnette, Ph.D., to join UNMC after nine years at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Mar 18, 2019
![Courtney Burnette, Ph.D., has been named director of the integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (iCASD) at UNMC's Munroe-Meyer Institute.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Burnette3.jpg)