Author: Elizabeth Erman

Bacteria that cause urinary tract infections make more tools for stealing from their host than friendly versions of the same bacteria found in the gut.

The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging is hosting the 2009 Friedman Conference April 21 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

A symposium commemorating the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday will be held March 30 in Moore Auditorium from 1-5 p.m.

Photo by Ray MarklinStudents learn ballroom dancing in preparation for the annual Med Ball, held March 14 at the Hyatt Regency at the Riverfront.

A memorial service for Abdullah M. Nassief, M.D., associate professor of neurology, will be held at 1 p.m. May 9 in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center.

Physicians may be able to develop new treatments for mild traumatic brain injuries thanks to a new grant awarded to the School of Medicine.

David G. Mutch, M.D., director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, has been elected president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists

Photo by Robert BostonStephen Rogers, Ph.D., explains his poster to Solange Landreville, Ph.D., at the Fifth Annual Postdoc Scientific Symposium Feb. 24 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center.

Children whose asthma improved while taking steroid drugs for several years did not see those improvements continue after stopping the drugs.

Brain cells long lumped into the same category have hidden differences that may contribute to the formation of tumors, a new School of Medicine study shows.