‘Visual Design for an Aging Population’ conference March 19
Medical information design is just one of the issues to be explored as part of the national symposium, co-sponsored by the School of Art and the Center for Aging.
Calorie restriction reduces risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes
A University study is the first to examine individuals who have been on calorie restriction diets for a long period of time.
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Ludmerer receives history of medicine book award
He is being recognized for Time to Heal: American Medical Education from the Turn of the Century to the Era of Managed Care.
Epilepsy treatments may benefit from mouse model
School of Medicine researchers were excited to discover that astrocytes play a critical role in the development of epileptic seizures.
Beating cancer: Information on other ailments can help fight it
Scientists believe that recording comorbidities will provide more comprehensive profiles of patients and improve cancer research.
Get out of bed!
It’s a new, simple pneumonia treatment: Get patients out of bed earlier and more often, and they’ll check out of the hospital an average of one day sooner.
Increasing awareness
Photo by Bob BostonAn AIDS quilt was on display during AIDS Awareness Week Jan. 12-16 at Bernard Becker Medical Library.
Peck honored by National Children’s Cancer Society
He and Today show co-anchor Kate Couric were recently honored at the society’s International Humanitarian Award Dinner.
Obituary: Niekamp, 104
She was a clinical instructor in social work in the Department of Psychiatry.
Safe and Secure: Low-income kids benefit from safety program
Photo by Tim ParkerRandall S. Jotte shows Tondra Holman how to secure her 1-year-old daughter, Kenisha, in a car seat.A University program provides car and booster seats to Missouri children at the highest risk for motor vehicle injury and death.
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