ScienceDaily and News Medical advanced a media release about a Jackson Laboratory- and University of Maine-led research team discovering a connection between the gene Dlgap2 and Alzheimer’s dementia. Catherine Kaczorowski, associate professor and Evnin family chair in Alzheimer’s research at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), and adjunct professor with the UMaine Graduate School of Biomedical Science […]
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Medical Xpress picked up a University of Maine new release highlighting a study by UMaine and University of South Australia researchers that found that adhering to a Mediterranean diet can lower blood pressure for older adults in the U.S. and reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Among those involved in the research: Fayeza Ahmed, assistant […]
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Maine Public reported that the University of Maine is exploring dry ice production and increasing cold storage capacity to support coronavirus vaccine distribution. A UMaine spokesperson indicated that the University will report their findings to the Maine CDC by the end of this week.
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research has announced the first winners for two recently established fellowship programs. Supported by the Office of Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, CUGR created the UMaine Institute of Medicine and UMaine Artificial Intelligence fellowships this year with their respective program, and will welcome […]
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The University of Maine Institute of Medicine fall seminar series continues with a virtual presentation by Nishad Jayasundara, assistant professor in the School of Marine Sciences and Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, 3–4 p.m. Oct. 30. In this presentation, Water Pollution, Rising Temperatures and a Mysterious Kidney Disease, Jayasundara will discuss his research examining the biochemical […]
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Marcella Sorg, University of Maine research professor and director of the Rural Alcohol and Drug Research Program, talked with the Bangor Daily News about a recent study by Millennium Health LLC that ranked Penobscot County first in the nation for the presence of rare fentanyl copycat drugs in samples collected from patients as part of […]
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The University of Maine Institute of Medicine fall seminar series continues 3–4 p.m. Oct. 23 with a virtual presentation by Somayeh Khosroazad, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine. In this presentation, The Application of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research from the Engineering Perspective, Khosroazad will provide […]
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“What is philosophy’s role in medical care?” Find out on the fifth episode of Season Three of “The Maine Question” podcast. Some may imagine that people who major in and pursue careers in philosophy are relegated to poring through old dusty books about Plato and Socrates and other historic thinkers. But in reality, students who […]
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A new Institute of Medicine at the University of Maine will coordinate and support the research and public outreach efforts of some of the state’s leading experts whose research and scholarly work at UMaine advances rural health care, diagnostic medicine, immune system diseases and disorders, and medical humanities. The newly formed institute will serve as […]
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The University of Maine Institute of Medicine fall seminar series continues Oct. 9 with a virtual presentation by Melissa Maginnis, University of Maine associate professor of microbiology, associate director of the Center for Undergraduate Research and member of the University of Maine System Scientific Advisory Board. In this presentation, Cellular and Molecular Determinants of a […]
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