http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from University of Minnesota New research out of the University of Minnesota identifies significant risk factors for suicidal behavior in youth being bullied, but also identifies protective factors for the same group of children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-factors-youth-involved-bullying.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:48:34 EST news290872108 A research team led by pediatric blood and marrow transplantation experts Mark Osborn, Ph.D. and Jakub Tolar, M.D., Ph.D. from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, have discovered a remarkable new way to repair genetic defects in the skin cells of patients with the skin disease epidermolysis bullosa. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-gene-epidermolysis-bullosa.html Medical research Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:59:50 EST news289753182 University of Minnesota Medical School researchers from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, in partnership with the University's Brain Tumor Program, have developed a new mouse model of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) that allow them to discover new genes and gene pathways driving this type of cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-malignant-peripheral-nerve-sheath-tumors.html Genetics Mon, 20 May 2013 17:41:35 EST news288290452 Informed consent is the backbone of patient care. Genetic testing has long required patient consent and patients have had a "right not to know" the results. However, as 21st century medicine now begins to use the tools of genome sequencing, an enormous debate has erupted over whether patients' rights will continue in an era of medical genomics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-genetic-incidental-patient-consent-violates.html Genetics Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:02 EST news287930948 New research out of the Lillehei Heart Institute at the University of Minnesota shows that by turning on just a single gene, Mesp1, different cell types including the heart, blood and muscle can be created from stem cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-gene-thought-heart-tissues-blood.html Genetics Thu, 02 May 2013 17:11:14 EST news286733466 New research from experts within the University of Minnesota School of Nursing has found teen girls at high risk for pregnancy reported being significantly less likely to participate in social bullying after participating in an 18-month preventive intervention program. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-leadership-key-bullying-at-risk-teen.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:41:05 EST news286533659 Cesarean delivery is the most common surgery in the United States, performed on 1.67 million American women annually. Yet hospital cesarean rates vary widely according to new research from the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-wide-variation-cesarean-delivery-hospitals.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:36:43 EST news281705796 Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Lillehei Heart Institute have combined genetic repair with cellular reprogramming to generate stem cells capable of muscle regeneration in a mouse model for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-genetically-stem-cells-muscle-regeneration.html Medical research Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:23:40 EST news281705013 Researchers from the College of Pharmacy and Medical School working within the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, have partnered to identify genetic variations that may help signal which acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients will benefit or not benefit from one of the newest antileukemic agents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-genetic-variation-acute-myeloid-leukemia.html Cancer Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:07 EST news281105181 New research from the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health has found lower cesarean birth rates among Medicaid beneficiaries with access to support from a birth doula than among Medicaid patients nationally. A doula is not a medical provider, but is a trained, experienced professional person who can provide information, physical assistance and support to a woman during childbirth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-doula-low-income-women-taxpayers-money.html Health Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:33:55 EST news280082019 Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology and the Lillehei Heart Institute have utilized molecular genetic engineering to optimize heart performance in models of diastolic heart failure by creating an optimized protein that can aid in high-speed relaxation similar to fast twitching muscles. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-molecular-calcium-sponge-tackle-heart.html Cardiology Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:00:05 EST news279716658 Researchers at the University of Minnesota have uncovered a human enzyme responsible for causing DNA mutations found in the majority of breast cancers. The discovery of this enzyme – called APOBEC3B – may change the way breast cancer is diagnosed and treated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-enzyme-breast-cancer-mutations.html Cancer Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:00:01 EST news279377214 Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Center for Drug Design have developed a synthetic compound that, in a mouse model, successfully prevents the neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-alzheimer-drug.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:04:19 EST news273773050 A new drug created at the University of Minnesota may hold the answer to defeating pancreatic cancer, according to results published today in the prestigious journal Science Translational Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-drug-tumor-cells.html Cancer Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:54:08 EST news269772838 (Medical Xpress)—A team of University of Minnesota biomedical engineers and researchers from Mayo Clinic published a groundbreaking study today that outlines how a new type of non-invasive brain scan taken immediately after a seizure gives additional insight into possible causes and treatments for epilepsy patients. The new findings could specifically benefit millions of people who are unable to control their epilepsy with medication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-university-minnesota-non-invasive-method-epilepsy.html Medical research Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:32:18 EST news265030314