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June 25, 2008

• MU Professor Receives Highest Honor from the American Chemical Society

June 20, 2008

• MU Names Department of Family and Community Medicine to Honor Dr. and Mrs. Curtis W. Long

June 18, 2008

• New Cancer Treatment Targets Both Tumor Cells and Blood Vessels

June 17, 2008

• U.S. Could Face Shortage of 44,000 Primary Care Physicians by 2025

June 16, 2008

• Complex Changes in the Brain's Vascular System Occur after Menopause

May 29, 2008

• Certain Form of Tomatoes Could be Key to Prostate Cancer Prevention

May 12, 2008

• University of Missouri Opens Clinical Support and Education Building

May 8, 2008

• Bread Mold May Hold Secret to Eliminating Disease-Causing Genes

May 7, 2008

• Patients with Chronic Illness Benefit from Telehealth Intervention

April 17, 2008

• MU Researchers find Clue to Cataract Formation

April 8, 2008

• Increasing Positive Experiences Decreases Depression Symptoms in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, MU Professor Finds

April 1, 2008

• MU Researcher Links Hormone Replacement Therapy to Breast Cancer

March 25, 2008

• A Fly's Tiny Brain May Hold Huge Human Benefits

March 18, 2008

• Killer Stairs? Taking the Elevator Could be Worse for Your Body

March 18, 2008

• It Takes Three to Invent New Hernia Device

March 13, 2008

• Ultra-fast, Ultra-intense Laser Has Clean-Cut Advantage

March 6, 2008

• Mizzou, Iowa Researchers Take First Step to Create Cystic Fibrosis Model using Pigs

Feb. 28, 2008

• Breakthroughs in Nanotechnology on Edge of 'Knowledge Frontier'

Feb. 18, 2008

• Minimally Invasive Surgery Holds More Promise than Old Procedure, MU Surgeon Finds

Jan. 23, 2008

• Quality Control Mechanism Tags Defective Sperm Cells Inside the Body, MU Study Finds

Jan. 22, 2008

• MU Vets Focus on Neurological Disorders in Pets, Humans

Dec. 13, 2007

• New Study Suggests Why Vaccines Directed Against Cancer, HIV Don't Work

Dec. 6, 2007

• Study of African Traditional Medicine will Begin World-First Clinical Trial

Nov. 5, 2007

• MU Research Team Makes Progress Toward 'Printing' Organs

Oct. 31, 2007

• MU Researchers go Nano, Natural and Green

• Gene, Stem Cell Therapy Only Needs to be 50 Percent Effective to Create a Healthy Heart, MU Researchers Find

Oct. 15, 2007

• Study Shows Some Athletic Men May Risk Low Bone Density

Oct. 12, 2007

• In Vitro Models Will Minimize Animal Use in Arthritis Studies

Oct. 2, 2007

• FDA Approves Knee-Injury Device for Humans

Sept. 18, 2007

• MU Engineers Develop Micro Device and Nano-Engineered Materials to Treat Cancer and HIV

Sept. 7, 2007

• MU Researchers to Collaborate on $20 Million Project Aimed at Cancer Survivors Fertility

Aug. 15, 2007

• MU Partnership Opens New Facility to House Cyclotron

July 31, 2007

• Pets Could be Source of Multi-Resistant Bacteria Infections in Humans, MU Researchers Investigate

July 23, 2007

• MU Researcher Finds Flexibility in Nerve Cell Construction

July 18, 2007

• For Better Understanding, MU Researcher Simulates Schizophrenia in Healthy People

June 21, 2007

• MU Maps Course for Improving Pre-College Science Education

June 13, 2007

• Study Finds Consensus: Exercise Helps People with Diabetes

June 4, 2007

• MU Researchers Find Mechanisms that May Unlock Answers to Alzheimer's Disease

May 16, 2007

• Exposure to mercury preservatives before birth is no higher in children with autism

May 11, 2007

• Researchers Create Model of Cancer-Preventing Enzyme, Study How It Works

April 30, 2007

• MU Researchers Find Statin Drugs Also May Help Reduce Risk of Heart Failure, Sudden Cardiac Death

April 27, 2007

• MU Dedicates Medical Research Center to Honor Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Burns

April 24, 2007

• Researchers Find Ways to Reduce Side Effects in the Treatment of Damaging Protein Plaques

• Discovery of New Family of Pseudo-Metallic Chemicals Changes How Scientists Fight Disease, Create Electronic Materials

April 12, 2007

• MU Offers a Unique Approach to Treating Autism

March 19, 2007

• Negative Newspaper Articles about Clinical Trials Decrease Public Willingness to Participate, Study Finds

• Therapy is Not One Size Fits All

• Researchers Examine Protein Vital to Reproduction Process, Regulation May Increase Chances of Pregnancy

Feb. 28, 2007

• MU Researcher to Assist U.S. Army in Fight Against Infections

Feb. 27, 2007

• Getting the Word Out on Tai Chi Fundamentals for Older Adults

Feb. 26, 2007

• Common Ingredient in Big Macs and Sodas Can Stabilize Gold Nanoparticles for Medical Use, Researchers Find