Skip to main content

University of Missouri

News

Research

The Silent Intruder

NextGen Precision Health neuroscientist Smita Saxena explores ALS's insidious path.

An Important Step Forward in the Future of Self-Health Monitoring

The latest innovation from Mizzou engineer Zheng Yan and team is a soft, self-charging material that is battery free.

Can a Natural Juice Help Your Gut Health?

Research at Mizzou is shedding light on how red cabbage juice might relieve symptoms of digestive disease.

Xiaohua Liu Elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

The NextGen investigator and his College of Engineering colleague Henry Wan have been elected to the 2024 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), representing the top 2% of medical and biological engineers in the country.

Revealing the Weakest Link: Leading Neuroscientist Finds Home at NextGen Precision Health

From dissecting neuronal circuits to working on cures for the world’s most prolific neurogenerative diseases, Smita Saxena’s expertise runs the biomedical gamut.

Too Much of a Good Thing: Overconsuming Protein Can Be Bad for Your Health

Researchers have uncovered how consuming dietary protein in excess of the recommended daily allowance triggers signals at the cellular level that result in adverse cardiovascular and metabolic health effects.

NextGen Precision Health Researchers Uncover Potential Treatment for Cardiovascular Complications from Type 2 Diabetes

New research at the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building has discovered a potential treatment for an underlying cause of cardiovascular disease in people with Type 2 diabetes.

Siemens Healthineers interns make strides to improve health care in mid-Missouri

Mizzou students spanning engineering, health sciences and business disciplines worked with Siemens Healthineers to spearhead health care solutions to improve the lives of Missourians.

MU Researchers Discover Potential Treatments for Common Complication Following Bone Marrow Transplant

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have found potential treatments for two different types of a common complication following bone marrow transplantation.

Illuminating the future

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) recently selected MU as one of 18 U.S. academic institutions to receive an Accelerating Research Translation award.

NextGen, MU School of Medicine receive national ALS grant

W. David Arnold, MD is one of five individuals nationwide to win the 2023 Trial Capacity award from the ALS Association.

Informing the Public About the Risks of Cannabis

A new NIH grant will help MU researcher Zachary Massey research how to effectively warn the public about health effects of cannabis by determining the most effective use of health warning labels on cannabis products.

Haval Shirwan Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

NAI Fellows have demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development and welfare of society.

Training the immune system to prevent cancer – NextGen researchers discover paradigm-shifting approach

MU researchers Haval Shirwan and Esma Yolcu have designed a molecule that wakes the immune system and triggers its defense mechanism in cancerous environments.

Completing the Puzzle: MU Researchers Pioneer a New Diagnostic Tool for Respiratory Diseases

It’s an innovation that’s decades in the making, and MU Health Care is one of only two hospitals in the United States who offer the test clinically for patients.

MU Researcher Studying How Gut Health Affects Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Missouri’s Most Powerful Scanner

A researcher from the University of Missouri School of Medicine is using federal funding from the National Institutes of Health to lead groundbreaking research into how bacteria in our gut from the foods we eat can influence the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

MU Researcher Awarded $2.26 Million to Study Fertility-Sparing Treatments for Endometrial Cancer

Often the only certain cure for endometrial hyperplasia, the thickening of the lining of the uterus and development of abnormal cells that can lead to endometrial and uterine cancer is the surgical removal of the uterus.

Martinez-Lemus Receives Prestigious Benjamin W. Zweifach Award for Contributions to Microcirculatory Advancements

Many years before finding himself on the cusp of receiving one of his field’s most prestigious awards, Luis Martinez-Lemus’s, career began with chickens.

Researcher Receives $3 Million Grant to Investigate a Treatment to Improve Motor Function in Older Adults

Neuroscientist and physician W. David Arnold aims to improve strength in older adults by improving neural communication with muscles.

NextGen Precision Health Building Opens Doors to Clinical Trials

One of the first trials in Clinical & Translational Science Unit focuses on neuromuscular diseases.