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Talking with U of M

Talking medication self-management for older adults with the U of M

Dr. Brian Isetts discusses how older adults can take charge of their medication routines.

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Advance care planning for adolescents with cancer

Researchers in the Center for Bioethics found that advance care planning for adolescents with cancer and their families promotes better understanding of goals and values during difficult conversations.

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Legacy of increased access to healthcare celebrated at U of M clinic

National Health Center Week celebrates the work of community health centers like the University's Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC).

Expert Alert

Living with COVID-19 in 2022

Drs. Beth Thielen and Kaz Nelson can speak about staying safe as COVID-19 stretches into the future.

News Release

Rapid Response Media Messaging Research Will Promote Health and Racial Equity

Citing the urgent need for more effective and equitable health communication, researchers at the University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Public Health (SPH) and Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication (HSJMC) are collaborating with two other universities on a unique rapid response research endeavor funded with a newly announced $5 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

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U of M researchers discover protein that may be associated with better prognosis for women with ovarian cancer

Researchers from the University of Minnesota have discovered that a protein associated with metabolism, and formerly recognized as a potential therapeutic target for ovarian cancer, may instead be associated with a better prognosis for women with this cancer.

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New research calls for a health equity lens in commercial tobacco product regulation

University of Minnesota School of Public Health Assistant Professor Dana Mowls Carroll co-authored a commentary in Preventive Medicine on how commercial tobacco policies contribute to inequities, including the unequal and unjust burden of tobacco-related disease and death among racialized populations.

Research Brief

Perceptions of DEI within health services and policy research workplaces

University of Minnesota School of Public Health postdoctoral fellow Tongtan (Bert) Chantarat co-led a study, published in Health Services Research, that quantifies problems involving workplace climate, culture and professional discrimination experienced by researchers within the health services and policy research (HSPR) field.

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Talking extreme heat with the U of M

Dr. Vishnu Laalitha Surapaneni has advice on how to keep ourselves and our communities safe as temperatures rise.

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CIDRAP announces Dr. Eve Lackritz as its new deputy director

Dr. Lackritz has over 30 years of experience in domestic and global public health.

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U of M Medical School report details a decrease in teen pregnancy, birth and STI rates

Survey shows that Minnesota parents want comprehensive sexuality education in schools.

Feature

Out of harm’s way

Researchers study a variety of potential treatments for nonsuicidal self-injury.

Feature

An enigmatic age

A psychology professor gives a tour of a complicated stage of life.

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A fresh view of youth and adversity

What if adults worked with the strengths, not the perceived weaknesses, of young people from adverse environments?

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Giving back: one adolescent’s tale

To help struggling peers everywhere, a teen takes part in an unprecedented study.

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University of Minnesota Research Influences FDA Decision on Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

A decades-long collaborative research effort that determined that a lower dose of nicotine in cigarettes led to a reduction in cigarette smoking, exposure to carcinogens and dependence, and an increase in attempts to quit has finally paid off.

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Talking mpox with the U of M

Dr. Beth Thielen discusses the recent mpox outbreak and how we can take preventative measures against the disease.

Research Brief

Reducing risk of maternal health problems among Medicaid patients could have additional benefits in reducing disparities

Risk for maternal illness (morbidity) and death is unevenly distributed in the U.S., with some populations bearing substantially greater risk, including Medicaid-insured individuals, rural residents and Black and Indigenous patients.

Research Brief

Researchers discover solutions to gender bias in autism diagnoses

New research from the University of Minnesota demonstrated that an equal number of girls and boys can be identified as having concerns for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) when screened earlier, correcting large gender differences in current diagnoses.

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Science meets caring

Junior Brooklynn Isley was drawn to a career in nursing because it combines two things she loves: science and caring for people. It appears she chose the right path.