AHC News Releases

Below are recent news releases from the Academic Health Center.
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• U of M Begins Clinical Trials for Type 1 Diabetes
  (May 8, 2008) -- Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Diabetes Institute for Immunology and Transplantation announce the start of new clinical trials for people with type 1 diabetes.
  
  
• Adolescent Smokers Who Cut Back on Smoking Do Not Necessarily Reduce Exposure to Cancer-Causing Chemicals
  (May 7, 2008) -- Adolescent smokers who reduce their cigarette smoking are still inhaling considerable amounts of cancer-causing chemicals, and their ultimate goal should be to quit completely, according to a tobacco research study conducted by the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.
  
  
• World-Renowned Sex Reassignment Surgeons Deliver Lectures at U
  World-Renowned Sex Reassignment Surgeons Deliver Lectures at U
  
  
• U of M Cancer Researchers Find Achilles' Heel of Leukemia
  (May 5, 2008) -- Researchers at the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota may have discovered the Achilles' heel of leukemia, a disease that is often fatal in children and adults.
  
  
• U of M Medical School Excited to Welcome Top Researcher
  (May 5, 2008) -- The University of Minnesota Medical School is honored and proud to announce it has successfully recruited Joseph M. Metzger, Ph.D., one of the top molecular and integrative physiologists in the United States.
  
  
• U of M Welcomes World's First Face Transplant Surgeon
  Jean-Michel Dubernard to speak at Second Annual John S. Najarian Lecture in Transplantation
  
  
• U of M Dermatologists Offer Free Skin Cancer Screenings
  (May 2, 2008) -- The University of Minnesota Department of Dermatology will offer free skin cancer screenings May 5, 2008, at the Dermatologic Surgery and Laser Center as part of Melanoma Monday, an event designed to raise awareness of skin cancer and encourage regular skin examinations.
  
  
• U of M Study Finds Children with Leukemia are Living Longer, Productive Lives
  (May 1, 2008) -- More than 90 percent of children and young adults who survive five years or longer after diagnosis and treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are alive 20 years later and leading productive lives, according to a study by a cancer researcher with the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.
  
  
• Online Intervention Paramount for Reducing HIV in High Risk Population
  (April 29, 2008) -- Young Internet-using men who have sex with men and who meet their sexual partners both online and offline have greater numbers of partners, appear more likely to contract HIV, and report higher substance use rates than those who meet their partners exclusively online or offline, according to new research at the University of Minnesota.
  
  
• U of M College of Pharmacy Study May Explain Why Some People with Epilepsy Do Not Respond to Medication
  (April 21, 2008) -- A University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy researcher is the lead author on a study that found neurotransmitters released during epileptic seizures turn on a signaling pathway in the brain, which in turn increases production of a protein that could reduce medication entry into the brain.
  
  
• U of M and Illusion Theater Collaborate to Change Public Perspectives of People with Disabilities
  "In the Eye of the Beholder: Celebrating the Richness of Human Diversity" features two programs focusing on the unique perspectives and beauty of people with disabilities. Sponsored by the University of Minnesota¿s Center for Bioethics, the Institute for Human Genetics, and Illusion Theater, each program is open to the public and will include a presentation, reception, and photograph exhibit by Rick Guidotti, founder of the arts organization Positive Exposure.
  
  
• Researchers Identify Nervous System Process That May Help Discover Treatments For Parkinson's, Spinal Cord Injuries
  (April 16, 2008) -- A new discovery by University of Minnesota researchers may lead to a better understanding of how the spinal cord controls how people walk. These insights could help lead to treatments for central nervous system maladies such as Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injuries.
  
  
• School of Nursing Professor is President-Elect of the Midwest Nursing Research Society
  (April 14, 2008) -- University of Minnesota School of Nursing professor Jean Wyman, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N, has been elected president-elect of the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS).
  
  
• U of M Sexual Abuse Researcher will be Honored with Professional Service Award
  (April 11, 2008) -- University of Minnesota associate professor Michael Miner, Ph.D., will be honored with the Professional Service Award from the Minnesota Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (MNATSA) at their annual conference on Friday, April 11, 2008.
  
  
• Masons Give U of M $65 Million for Cancer Research
  (April 10, 2008) -- The University of Minnesota has received its largest gift ever — $65 million from Minnesota Masonic Charities — to the University of Minnesota Cancer Center.