http://healthnews.uc.edu/ Latest health news headlines from the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center. en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 EST healthnews@contact-uc.org (Jill Hafner) healthnews@contact-uc.org (Jill Hafner) Copyright 2009 University of Cincinnati. All rights reserved. http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9533/ 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. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9533/ http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9537/ 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. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9537/ http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9518/ When the sun sets, Air Care & Mobile Care crews now bring out one more piece of equipment for their emergency missions. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9518/ http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9513/ 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. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9513/ http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9508/ 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. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9508/ http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9497/ 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. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9497/ http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9423/ 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. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9423/ http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9417/ There are new treatments that can improve the quality of life for some pulmonary hypertension sufferers, says Jean Elwing, MD, UC Health pulmonologist. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9417/ http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9415/ Using his background in aerospace engineering and signal processing, a UC researcher is finding new ways to help physicians listen to their patients: by teaching them to look at the signal, not the sound. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:30:00 EDT http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9415/ http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9412/ A recently discovered form of the protein that triggers blood clotting may play a key role in the molecular mechanisms leading to the growth of certain metastatic cancers, according to new research reported by an international team of scientists. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/9412/