New Study Finds That Bacteria and Immunity in the Cervix May Be Key to Predicting Premature Birth
Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB), defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation, and the related complications, are the largest contributors to infant death in the United States and worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Researchers...
21-Mar-2019 1:05 PM EDT
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Researchers Unveil Progress and Challenges in Introducing Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
Each year there are nearly 11 million cases of typhoid, a disease that is spread through contaminated food, drink and water. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are leading an international consortium that is studying the...
8-Mar-2019 11:05 AM EST
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Researchers Discover Clues to Brain Differences Between Males and Females
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered a mechanism for how androgens -- male sex steroids -- sculpt brain development. The research, conducted by Margaret M. McCarthy, Ph.D., who Chairs the Department of...
1-Mar-2019 1:05 PM EST
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University of Maryland Thoracic Surgeons Identify Lymph Nodes That May Help To Determine Prognosis for Patients with Pleural Mesothelioma
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) surgeons have identified a group of lymph nodes in the chest that appear highly significant in predicting the prognosis for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma – a deadly cancer of the...
11-Feb-2019 12:00 PM EST
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Top University of Maryland School of Medicine Genomics Scientist Claire M. Fraser, Phd, Appointed President-Elect of American Association for the Advancement of Science (Aaas)
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean E. Albert
Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced today that Claire M. Fraser, PhD, a pioneer in the field of microbial
genomics, who is the Dean’s Endowed Professor, Department of Medicine, and...
8-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
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University of Maryland Doctors Treat First Breast Cancer Patients with GammaPod, Latest High-Precision Radiotherapy
Radiation oncologists at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) are now treating patients with the GammaPod™, a new FDA-cleared radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer. The UMGCCC is...
6-Dec-2018 9:30 AM EST
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INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY RESEARCHERS DISCOVER THAT A BACTERIAL PROTEIN PROMOTES CANCER
The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) announced today the discovery that DnaK, a protein of the bacterium mycoplasma, interferes with the mycoplasma-infected cell’s ability to respond to and...
4-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
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Researchers Awarded $1.78 Million Grant to Study Brain-to-Gut Connection in Schizophrenia
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Maryland Psychiatric Center (MPRC) and Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS), along with researchers at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP), have been awarded a...
4-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
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Scientific Panelist/Expert Available to Discuss New Physical Activity Guidelines
13-Nov-2018 1:05 PM EST
Author/Expert Available to Discuss AAP’s New Guidelines for Diagnosing and Treating High Blood Pressure in Children
16-Aug-2017 2:20 PM EDT
Physician-in-Chief of nation's first and largest integrated trauma center available to comment on medical response to mass casualties
12-Jun-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Epidemiologist Available to Discuss Medical Overuse
27-Aug-2015 5:05 PM EDT
University of Maryland Radiologist Dr. Charles White Available to Discuss Screening for Lung Cancer
9-Feb-2015 4:00 PM EST
Global Virus Network Experts Answer Questions on Mankind’s Worst Ebola Outbreak
On Friday, September 12 between 1 pm EDT to 2 pm EDT the Global Virus Network, with support from UST Global as a technology partner, will host a WebEx conference including three GVN world-renowned Ebola experts and journalists from across the globe.
9-Sep-2014 10:20 AM EDT
Ebola Expert: University of Maryland School of Medicine Scientist at Forefront of Ebola Vaccine Development
12-Aug-2014 12:00 PM EDT
Cancer Experts at University of Maryland School of Medicine Hail Proton Beam Therapies as Effective Means of Radiation Treatment
A team of leading experts in radiation oncology from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) have published an opinion piece in the Aug. 1 issue of the medical publication The Cancer Letter, stating that several types of cancer...
4-Aug-2014 12:30 PM EDT
