Discovery paves way for new drugs to halt retroviruses, including HIV

A discovery by University researchers provides a target for developing new types of drugs to stop retroviruses, including HIV, from infecting cells and spreading through the body.

BMT program forms partnership with hospital in India

The University's internationally acclaimed blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) program has established a research and clinical care partnership with Manipal Hospital in Bangalore, India.

University cardiologist honored for heart disease interventions

University of Minnesota cardiologist Jay N. Cohn, M.D., received the Heart Failure Society of America's first annual lifetime achievement award.

University receives NIH grants

University receives NIH grants including $7.9 million to expand neuroscience imaging research and $1.5 million to research stem cell treatments for heart disease.

Cancer researchers find that radiation treatment in children raises risk of brain tumors later

University researchers found that children who received radiation treatment for cancer face a greater risk for tumors of the brain and spinal column later in life.

Adult neurodegenerative disease linked to quality of early brain development

University's Institute for Human Genetics have shown for the first time that the severity of an adult neurodegenerative disease is tied to how well the brain develops shortly after birth.

University of Minnesota–Rochester to bolster state's health care resources

The designation of Rochester as the University’s fifth official campus will benefit health care statewide.

Insulin resistance in early teens may predict adult onset of diabetes and heart disease

Insulin resistance in the early teenage years may portend cardiovascular disease and diabetes in adulthood.

University researchers turn cord blood into lung cells

University researchers have coaxed umbilical cord blood stem cells to differentiate into a type of lung cell.

Center for Bioethics receives grant to study living-donor lung transplantation

Center for Bioethics faculty member Maryam Valapour, M.D., hopes to improve living-donor lung transplantation for both donors and recipients.