Medical Bulletin | Spring 2006
Features
Charting a new course
The nation’s primary source of research grants is changing the way medical research is funded. How will the University compete?
Closer and closer to a cure?
For four decades, the Medical School has been making advancements in diabetes research. Now a new study holds promise for actually reversing the disease.
Unforgettable discoveries
The causes of Alzheimer’s disease have baffled scientists for generations. Now Minnesota researchers are finding clues that could lead to a cure.
All the president’s kin
Did Abraham Lincoln have ataxia? New research sheds light on this neurological disease—and on a piece of American history.
Departments
Medical School News
- University hires top drug researcher
- Addicted to gambling? New pill shows promise
- Researchers find gene associated with lupus
- New head for Department of Surgery
- Stem cell discovery holds promise for those recovering from stroke
- Discovery provides new way to see brain cells in action
- Cerra joins state panel on health care reform
- The envelope, please
- $2 million gift establishes Amplatz Chair in Radiology
Alumni Connections
- Alumni Spotlight: James Baumgaertner
- Does your alma mater matter?
- Medical Alumni Society honors seven physicians
- In memoriam
