Health Talk & You

Julie Jacko discusses Health Informatics

Julie Jacko discusses health informatics.

Dr. Joseph Metzger and University of Minnesota Medical School colleagues have discovered a chemical that may protect the hearts of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center have identified a biological marker in the brains of those exhibiting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The School of Dentistry is offering a new profession that was created by the legislature to help address access-to-dental care challenges faced by many communities throughout the state. This new profession – called a dental therapist – will be licensed to perform some of the same dental procedures now provided only by dentists.

The Medical Biosciences Building-- a new home to Alzheimer's disease, immune system, and brain researchers-- opened its doors on December 1, 2009. The building is part of the University's Biomedical Discovery District-- the result of a $292 million funding program approved by the state of Minnesota in 2008.

Jeff Kahn, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics, discusses the complicated process and ethical issues associated with organ donation.

The use of embryonic stem cells for research, a heated ethical debate, is explained by Jeff Kahn, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics.

Healthy middle-aged women with feelings of hopelessness appear to experience thickening of the neck arteries, which can be a precursor to stroke, according to new research from the University of Minnesota Medical School.



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