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A unique genetic signature can alert physicians to high-risk breast tumors that are masquerading as low-risk tumors, according to research at the School of Medicine and collaborating institutions. Although these tumors are apparently estrogen-receptor positive — meaning they should depend on estrogen to grow — they don’t respond well to anti-estrogen therapy.

Researchers at the School of Medicine have defined a new type of immune response that is activated in patients with severe asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Their discovery could dramatically improve diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic inflammatory lung disease.

Researchers in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology are asking an old question in a new population: Can giving extra oxygen to a patient undergoing a Caesarean section (C-section) decrease the risk of serious postoperative infection? In past studies, colorectal surgery patients given supplemental oxygen had fewer infections after surgery, supporting the theory that increasing […]

Changing the sugars attached to a hormone produced in the pituitary gland increased fertility levels in mice nearly 50 percent, a research group at the School of Medicine has found. The change appears to alter a reproductive “thermostat,” unveiling part of an intricate regulatory system that may one day be used to enhance human fertility.

Maintaining bone density could be a key to decreasing the spread of cancer in women with locally advanced breast cancer, according to research at the School of Medicine. Bones are common sites for the spread, or metastasis, of breast cancer. Scientists here found that women treated for stage II/III breast cancer who also received a bone strengthening drug were less likely to have breast tumor cells growing in their bones after three months.

A temporary pedestrian bridge has been installed on the east side of Euclid Avenue to accommodate excavation of a tunnel under Euclid.

Can giving extra oxygen to a patient undergoing a Caesarean section (C-section) decrease the risk of serious post-operative infection?

School of Medicine researchers found heavy alcohol use at younger ages combined with greater alcohol use by women.

A School of Medicine infectious disease specialist sparked an international investigation and a recall of heparin, blamed for deaths and severe reactions worldwide.

Tumors have a unique vulnerability that can be exploited to make them more sensitive to heat and radiation.