University of Maryland School of Medicine

The University of Maryland School of Medicine (abbreviated UM SOM or UMB SOM), located in Baltimore City, Maryland, U.S., is the medical school of the University of Maryland, Baltimore and is affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical Center and Medical System

A new type of RNA can inhibit a broad range of viral infections

A new target for a universal influenza vaccine

A new noninvasive approach to deep brain stimulation offers new hope for movement-related brain disorders

Use of preventive antimalarial treatments reduces by half the number of malaria infections among schoolchildren

New nanoparticle technique provides “naked eye” visual detection of Covid-19 virus in 10 minutes

Could skin-related stem cells help in treating neurodegenerative diseases?

UMSOM Researchers Discovered that Pigment-Producing Stem Cells Can Help Regenerate Vital Part of Nervous System Neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) affect millions of people worldwide and occur when parts of the nervous system lose function over time. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have discovered that a type of skin-related

Could skin-related stem cells help in treating neurodegenerative diseases?

An innovative strategy for treating influenza, and perhaps other infectious diseases as well

New research identifies potential protective agent against flu A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has identified an innovative strategy for treating influenza, and perhaps other infectious diseases as well. Scientists showed that a small protein called retrocyclin-101 (RC-101) could potentially improve the symptoms and mortality associated with the

An innovative strategy for treating influenza, and perhaps other infectious diseases as well

Study finds that Ebola vaccine is safe and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali and USA

A clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine (ChAd3-EBO-Z) that resulted from an unprecedented global consortium assembled at the behest of the World Health Organization has found that it is well tolerated and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali, West Africa and in the US, according to a study published today in the

Study finds that Ebola vaccine is safe and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali and USA

Skin Cells Can Be Engineered Into Pulmonary Valves for Pediatric Patients

New valves may grow with patients and may have lower rejection rates Researchers have found a way to take a pediatric patient’s skin cells, reprogram the skin cells to function as heart valvular cells, and then use the cells as part of a tissue-engineered pulmonary valve. A proof of concept study in the September 2014

Skin Cells Can Be Engineered Into Pulmonary Valves for Pediatric Patients

Researchers find Potential Novel Treatment for Influenza

Scientists Pursue New Therapies as Deadly H7N9 Flu Spreads in China An experimental drug has shown promise in treating influenza, preventing lung injury and death from the virus in preclinical studies, according to University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers publishing in the journal Nature on May 1. The scientists found that a drug called

Researchers find Potential Novel Treatment for Influenza

Online Obesity Treatment Programmes Show Promise

Weight loss or weight maintenance programmes online or by computer helped overweight and obese patients lose and/or maintain weight Computer and web-based weight management programmes may provide a cost effective way of addressing the growing problem of obesity, according to a team of seven researchers who undertook a Cochrane systematic review. The researchers, from Maryland,

Online Obesity Treatment Programmes Show Promise

Experimental Vaccine Targets Malaria Parasite When It Tries to Enter the Bloodstream

The novel approach, as well as a vaccine made from live parasites, offers new hope in the battle against malaria The malaria parasite is one of the most widely studied disease-causing organisms, yet there is still no effective vaccine available to prevent the deadly illness. Two new experimental vaccine studies indicate some progress towards that

Experimental Vaccine Targets Malaria Parasite When It Tries to Enter the Bloodstream

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Denis P. O’Brien, a member of Drexel University’s Board of Trustees, has been named interim president of the university following John A. Fry’s appointment as president of Temple University, in ...
Orthopedic surgeon-scientist Dr. Frank Henn named Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics
Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that R. Frank Henn, III, MD, Professor of Orthopaedics, who has served as Interim Chair of the Department since 2022, has been appointed to serve as the new ...
University of Iowa earns second-tier status in revised U.S. News med school rankings
A year after a swell of top medical schools boycotted the U.S. News & World Report rankings for their reliance on reputation and other potentially-biased metrics, the publication has re-calibrated its ...
COVID is surging again this summer in Maryland, hospitalization and wastewater data shows
Judging from local wastewater surveillance trends, President Joe Biden has plenty of company in Maryland as he continues to recover this week from his third bout of COVID-19.

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UMMS unveils ad campaign during Olympics. It's hard not to get into the spirit of the 2024 Summer Olympics, whether you liked the opening ceremonies on the Seine or not. The Unive ...
New protein discovery may influence future cancer treatment
Researchers from the University ... School of Biological Sciences as well as researchers in Australia and Denmark, centers on the activity of a tumor- suppressing protein called p16. The discovery ...
Research shows surprising cause of autism, ADHD
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have made an important discovery about how inflammation in children can affect brain development. This finding could help us understand ...
Porrett receives Heersink School of Medicine's Featured Discovery Award for groundbreaking xenotransplantation research
Porrett, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Surgery, has recently been honored with the Heersink School of Medicine's Featured Discovery award ... That includes university and ...
University of Maryland primary care services to come to former Target in West Baltimore
A community “health village” — where University of Maryland Faculty Physicians will provide primary care services, such as annual wellness visits, pediatrics and geriatrics — is coming next year to ...