University of Maryland School of Medicine

UM School of Medicine & Regeneron Researchers Link New Gene Variant in Amish Population to Lower Risk of Heart Disease

Variant Linked to Lower LDL Cholesterol Levels and Blood Clotting Protein; Could Lead to New Cardiovascular Treatments

UM School of Medicine Researchers Awarded $2 Million NIH Grant to Use Innovative Imaging to Study Causes of Glaucoma

Research Will Expand Knowledge of Open Angle Glaucoma to Hopefully Lead to Earlier Treatment for a Leading Cause of Blindness

University of Maryland Medicine to Eliminate Race from Kidney Function Estimates

Under a new race-neutral assessment, thousands of African American persons living with chronic kidney disease could gain access to specialty treatment or transplantation for the first time

UM School of Medicine Names Sofia Cascio as the First Director of Student Financial Wellness

Cascio will Lead a New Program to Help Students Navigate Financial Challenges

Retinoid Therapy May Improve Vision in People with Rare Genetic Disorder, According to Study in Mice from University of Maryland School of Medicine and NIH

Uncovering the mechanism of vision loss in Usher syndrome yields additional drug targets for eventual development of better therapies

$6.5M Grant Awarded to Develop Treatment for Alcoholic Liver Disease-Associated Kidney Dysfunction

University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute of Human Virology and MitoPower to Initiate Studies

University of Maryland School of Medicine Institute of Human Virology Researchers Receive $6.5M to Create African Big Data Hub Designed to Address Public Health and Pandemic Preparedness