Medicine
Study of the nervous system could have implications for regenerative medicine and cancer
In order for the central nervous system (CNS) to communicate to the rest of the body, the brain and spinal cord house nerves that send and receive signals via neurons or nerve...
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Fighting to Help Others Walk Again
Marissa Koscielski ā17, ā18M.S., was in eighth grade when she fractured her pelvis and lower back in a gymnastics accident. Instead of slowly healing, she developed flu...
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Domer Dozen 2019 Honoree: Dr. Mikey Maurer ’11
Dr. Mikey Maurer ā11 works as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Miamiās Miller School of Medicine. He focuses on providing health care to uninsured and...
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Domer Dozen 2019 Honoree: Adebola Giwa ’09
Dr. Adebola Giwa ā09 works as a pediatric endocrinologist at Johns Hopkins Childrenās Center as part of a team that is researching a potential cure for type 1 diabetes. Dr....
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Domer Dozen 2019 Honoree: Jane Lee ’09
Jane Lee ā09 works as an assistant professor at the University of Washington. Leeās work is focused on educating and aiding underserved immigrant groups who lack access to...
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Mosquitoes are a major global health threat and Notre Dame researchers are fighting back
More than a million people die from diseases spread by mosquitoes each year. Malaria is one of the biggest culprits, with an estimated 219 million new cases of the disease each...
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How Does Stress Affect How We Age?
For over 10 years, the Notre Dame Study of Health and Well-being at the University of Notre Dame has studied stress and its impact on health and aging. Through the project,...
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U.S. Leadership in Global Health and Humanitarian Response with Admiral Tim Ziemer of USAID
Episode two featuresĀ Admiral Tim Ziemer, the acting assistant administrator for theĀ Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA)Ā at theĀ United States...
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Fr. Ted Said… Civil & Human Rights: Dr. David Gaus ’84
Dr. David Gaus ā84, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Andean Health and Development, speaks as part of the Alumni Associationās Fr. Ted Said Speaker Series during Reunion...
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On Preservation
In this episode we chat with Pinar Zorlutuna, a professor in aerospace and mechanical engineering, who is using tissue engineering to extend the viability of hearts in a...
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Study: Tuberculosis Survives by Using Host System Against Itself
In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)...
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Fighting for the Human Heart
The human heart beats 70 times per minute, 4,200 times per hour and 100,800 times per day. In that day, it pumps more than 2,000 gallons of blood through the body and provides...
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