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University of Maryland Medical Center Launches Genetic-Testing Program for Cardiac Stent Patients

As part of a new personalized medicine initiative, the University of Maryland Medical Center is offering genetic testing to help doctors determine which medication a patient should take after a stenting procedure in order to prevent blood clots that...
5/14/2013 9:45 AM EDT

Liver Center Surgeons Perform 1st Liver Transplant in Md. For Bile Duct Cancer

Transplant surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center have performed a liver transplant on a patient with hilar cholangiocarcinoma -- a rare, often-lethal bile duct cancer. This marks the first time a patient with this type of cancer has...
5/8/2013 12:40 PM EDT

Researchers Identify Fish Peptide That May Inhibit Cancer Metastasis

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a peptide, or protein, derived from Pacific cod that may inhibit prostate cancer and possibly other cancers from spreading, according to preclinical research published...
3/20/2013 4:25 PM EDT

Radiation Treatment Following Surgery Improves Survival for Elderly Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer live longer with radiation therapy and surgery compared with surgery alone, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found. The researchers, who collected data on almost 30,000...
10/29/2012 11:30 AM EDT

Amish Children Are Two Times More Physically Active Than Non-Amish Children

Old Order Amish children are much more physically active and three times less likely to be overweight than non-Amish children, which may provide them with some long-term protection against developing Type 2 diabetes, University of Maryland School of...
10/23/2012 3:55 PM EDT

Nearly 4 Out of 10 Lesbians Not Routinely Screened for Cervical Cancer

Nearly 38 percent of lesbians polled in a national survey were not routinely screened for cervical cancer, putting them at risk of developing a highly preventable cancer, according to a University of Maryland School of Medicine study being presented...
10/18/2012 4:00 PM EDT

Belly Button Kidney Removal Boosts Living-Donor Satisfaction

In the largest study of its kind, University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers found that living donors who had a kidney removed through a single port in the navel report higher satisfaction in several key categories, compared to donors who...
9/12/2012 3:00 PM EDT

Neonatal Heart Stem Cells May Help Mend Kids’ Broken Hearts

University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have found that cardiac stem cells (CSCs) from newborns have a three-fold ability to restore heart function to nearly normal levels compared with adult CSCs. Further, in animal models of heart...
9/10/2012 12:40 PM EDT

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