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This study found that women with a blood level of >60 ng/ml had an 80 percent lower risk for breast cancer than those with levels of 20 ng/ml or less.

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Whatever shenanigans have transpired in the ongoing saga to foster a summit between North Korea and the United States, Creighton University political science professor Maorong Jiang, PhD, is certain what’s happened lately has been for the best.

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While the latest dental fad has gotten high marks from celebrities, a group of Creighton University School of Dentistry students has spent the past year taking a more in-depth look at how well charcoal toothpaste whitens and what detrimental effects such an abrasive substance could have on teeth.

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Colony collapse disorder has claimed more than 50 percent of honeybee populations the world over. A Creighton biologist is looking at a virus spread by a mite that could be a leading culprit.

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The Value Investing Panel (VIP) is organized and run by the University’s Portfolio Practicum students, and is designed for those interested in value investing by bringing some of the biggest names in business to discuss the current state of the stock market and alternative investment strategies.

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New strategies in antiretroviral therapy, however, are charting a course for reducing dosages with longer-acting medications that have fewer side effects.

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Next year, the scholarly journal, Henry James Review, will have a new home at Creighton University. Greg Zacharias, PhD, professor of English and director of the Center for Henry James Studies, will serve as the journal’s new editor.

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For 21 years, Rosetta Herron has served youth at schools in Omaha as part of the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging’s Foster Grandparent program

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The second annual Let’s Move, Let’s REACH physical activity day along 24th Street just north of the Creighton University campus is slated for Saturday, Sept. 16.

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Swarms of the insect have descended broadly across the region and that delicate leaf-cutting they practice is making some trees and other plants in the area look as if it’s November rather than mid-July.

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The third edition of Case Studies in Pharmacy Ethics (Oxford UP, 2017) takes on new questions arising out of the continuing evolution of health care delivery and explores the broad range of ethical issues that pharmacists encounter in practice.

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Being able to quiet active neutrophils with a dual-beam laser could lead to new treatments for lung injury.

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Creighton University hosts Trauma Symposium: An Interprofessional Focus in Trauma Care, June 16. The event is designed for medical professionals, academics and students who practice or study in the areas of trauma surgery and emergency medicine.

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A pair of Creighton University undergraduates are collecting data on women in heels with an eye on the health effects of the shoes, especially as it pertains to lower back problems and the potential earlier onset of osteoarthritis in the knee.

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Study determined veterans with PTSD exhibit deficits in attention allocation and emotional regulation when processing words specific to combat like “raid” or “seize,” but not when processing neutral words such as “bread” or “pen.”

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Over the 15-minute course of Maurice Ravel’s Bolero, the snare drummer raps out 5,144 individual beats.

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Evidence suggests that low vitamin D status may increase the risk of cancer.

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Andrew Hogan, PhD, an assistant professor in the Creighton University Department of History, has earned a grant from the NSF’s Science, Technology and Society program to study the evolution of attitudes and narratives about people with developmental disabilities.

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Study shows that increasing dairy calcium intake in adolescent girls does not increase body fat or weight. Article chosen as the Editor’s Pick for Volume 105 Issue 5 of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Men's basketball team video coordinator knew he wanted to be involved in coaching basketball after the USA team of Air Force serviceman he coached beat the Kyrgyzstan Collegiate All-Stars in 2009.

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Study to look at role of the cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) in suppressing antibody production in certain autoimmune disorders.

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Creighton theologians ask students to examine Super Bowl as akin to religious festival.

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Among the oldest items to be found on Creighton University’s campus is a receipt for barley that clocks in at just under four-and-a-half millennia of existence.

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Eleven Creighton social work students trained for, studied for and passed a test allowing them to become certified application counselors (CAC) for people seeking to enroll in health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act.

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11 Creighton University social work students earn certification to help people sign up for ACA insurance

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Many think of eugenics as a scientific and social movement of the past, which quickly fell out of favor after World War II. In recent decades, however, the specter of eugenics has been making something of a comeback as tests for genetic disorders have become more readily available to expecting parents.

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Celebrating a joint mission for Jesuit higher education, Creighton president, the Rev. Daniel Hendrickson, SJ, headed to Seville, Spain, for the installation of the first European chapter of the century-old Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit honor society, at Universidad Loyola Andalucía on Oct. 21.

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A study suggests there is a significant loophole in the popular policy solution to the epidemic of opioid misuse, which may limit the effectiveness of controlled substance lock-in programs.

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The new Creighton University School of Dentistry facility will house some of the latest technological enhancements in dentistry, allowing for high-level specialties to expand the range of care it provides to the community.

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For 10 days this summer, a group of 12 Creighton students and two professors traveled to Haiti, to get a broader, deeper perspective on the Caribbean nation.

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A commemorative stamp for American writer, Henry James, was released by the U.S. Postal Service on July 21. James is the 31st inductee in the U.S. Postal Service's Literary Arts Series.

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July survey results at a glance: •After five straight months of advancing above growth neutral, the overall index sank below the 50.0 threshold. •More than one-third of businesses report global economic conditions as the greatest factor weighing on company sales. •More than one-fifth of companies named weakness in the farm economy as the biggest factor diminishing sales. •Manufacturing job losses were recorded for the month. •Companies expect to raise prices by 1.6 percent for the rest of 2016.

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Marsh plant biomass had dropped 35 percent over 30 years

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Fifty years ago this week, June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona and changed the course of American criminal justice.