Friday, October 23, 2020
Landmark Study Suggests Malaria-Preventive Drugs Dramatically Reduce Infections and Improve Health of School Children
With nearly half of the world’s population at risk for life-threatening malaria infections, University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues identified an important public health measure to control the disease. Use of preventive antimalarial treatments reduces by half the number of malaria infections among schoolchildren, according to a new analysis published today in The Lancet Global Health. Preventive treatment also reduces cases of anemia among schoolchildren by 15 percent and is associated with improved learning in children older than 10 years.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
New Landmark Study at UM School of Medicine Finds Aspirin Use Reduces Risk of Death in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were taking a daily low-dose aspirin to protect against cardiovascular disease had a significantly lower risk of complications and death compared to those who were not taking aspirin, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). Aspirin takers were less likely to be placed in the intensive care unit (ICU) or hooked up to a mechanical ventilator, and they were more likely to survive the infection compared to hospitalized patients who were not taking aspirin, The study, published today in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia, provides “cautious optimism,” the researchers say, for an inexpensive, accessible medication with a well-known safety profile that could help prevent severe complications.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
UM School of Medicine Postdoctoral Fellow Awarded Prestigious AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship
Ryan Richardson, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) was awarded a highly prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowship (STPF), placing him at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative for a year.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
UMSOM Launches New Dean's Challenge Award Program Aimed at Securing Large NIH Program / Center Grants
University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, today announced the launch of a major new initiative, called the Large Grant Acceleration Program, or “LGAP,” to further enhance the UMSOM’s upward trajectory as a global leader in biomedical research and discovery.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Congratulations to our 163 faculty physicians for being named 2020 “Top Docs” by Baltimore Magazine!
Doctors who practice at the University of Maryland Medical Center University and Midtown Campuses, all members of the University of Maryland School of Medicine faculty, were recognized as "Top Doctors" in the October 2020 issue of Baltimore magazine.
Tuesday, October 06, 2020
UM School of Medicine Scientist Receives Prestigious NIH Director's New Innovator Award
$2.3 million Award Targeted for “High-Risk, High Reward” Research that Aims to Understand Contribution of Blood Flow to Brain Plasticity
Thursday, October 01, 2020
UMSOM Addiction Services Adapt to Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic
Addiction disorder experts at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Health and Recovery Practice (HARP) have adapted and expanded their services for those especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing comprehensive care and other social rehabilitative services.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
UM School of Medicine Researchers Identify Role of Crucial Protein in Development of New Hair Cells Needed for Hearing
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have conducted a study that has determined the role that a critical protein plays in the development of hair cells. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have conducted a study that has determined the role that a critical protein plays in the development of hair cells.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Having High Cholesterol Levels Early in Life Leads to Heart Problems by Middle Age, UM School of Medicine Study Finds
Having elevated cholesterol during the teens or early twenties increases a person’s risk of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event during middle age. That is the finding a new landmark study led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). This increased risk persists even in those who were able to get their cholesterol levels down to a healthy level before reaching their late thirties. The research makes a strong case for doctors to intervene early to treat high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the so-called “bad” type of cholesterol, the study authors contend. It also provides guidance for future intervention studies aimed at stemming the worldwide epidemic of heart disease and stroke.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Stuart S. Martin Awarded New Endowed Professorship Honoring Internationally Renowned Breast Cancer Researcher Angela H. Brodie, PhD
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced today that Stuart S. Martin, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at UMSOM and a nationally recognized breast cancer researcher, has been installed as the inaugural Drs. Angela and Harry Brodie Professor in Translational Cancer Research. The endowed professorship honors the late Angela H. Brodie, PhD, who, with her husband and longtime scientific collaborator, Harry Brodie, PhD, pioneered the development of aromatase inhibitors, a class of hormone-targeting drugs that has changed the face of breast cancer treatment.