NIH Renews Funding for University of Maryland Vaccine Research in Response to Emerging Public Health Issues

09/26/2013

The University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development in Baltimore has won renewal of a contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct basic and clinical vaccine research.

 

UM Researchers Studying Vaccine to Prevent Potential Bird Flu Pandemic

09/18/2013

Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development are part of nationwide vaccine research aimed at protecting adults from a new and virulent strain of avian (bird) influenza (flu) virus.

Protecting Specific Area of the Brain During Whole-Brain Radiation Substantially Reduces Rate of Memory Loss In Cancer Patients

09/23/2013

Protecting the stem cells that reside in and around the hippocampus – a C-shaped area in the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain associated with the ability to form and store memories – substantially reduces the rate of cancer patients’ memory loss during whole-brain radiotherapy without a significant risk of recurrence in that area of the brain, a new study shows.

UMSOM Research Could Result In New Approach to Prevent Diabetes-Induced Birth Defects

08/28/2013

A research team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has identified a cell signaling pathway which plays a significant role in causing developmental defects of the fetal spinal cord and brain in babies of women with diabetes.