Author: Ken Duenke

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He spent 20 years in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

The six-week program ended July 21 with the students giving oral presentations of their summer projects.

New research at the School of Medicine shows that the earlier a deaf infant or toddler receives a cochlear implant, the better his or her spoken language skills at age 3 and a half.

Pancreatic tumors can hide from the body’s immune surveillance by surrounding themselves with cells that act like Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak.

School of Medicine researchers have found a way to treat artery-clogging plaques with very low doses of medication. More medical news

K. Daniel Riew, M.D., has been named the Mildred B. Simon Distinguished Professor and Ken Yamaguchi the Sam and Marilyn Fox Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the School of Medicine.

A brain region that focuses on vision also receives signals that may help configure the operation of the brain, neuroscientists at the School of Medicine report. If the brain is thought of as an army, the new signals may give scientists a unique opportunity to trace messages from the high command all the way down to individual soldiers.

Doctors may soon be prescribing personalized menus for pregnant women.Expectant mothers may someday get a personalized menu of foods to eat during pregnancy to complement their genetic makeup as a result of new research at the School of Medicine. Researchers used transparent fish embryos to develop a way to discover how genes and diet interact to cause birth defects.

“His value to the University has been well-reflected in his numerous honors and awards,” Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton says.