MU School of Medicine

Close up Bare Feet of a Young Woman Lying Down on a Blue Bed, Captured in High Angle View.

Oct. 6, 2020

Study finds gut microbiome plays important role in sleep regulation

Results could lead to treatments for adults with obstructive sleep apnea.

Donor plaque in memory of Christopher Bosche, MD, outside of LC633 in the Patient-Centered Care Learning Center.

Oct. 2, 2020

Medical school alumni raise funds to honor classmate who served during 9/11

Chris Bosche provided aid on Sept. 11, 2001, and later developed a rare cancer that has been associated with 9/11 responders.

woman and her doctor

Sep. 28, 2020

Study links patients living in disadvantaged areas to inadequate screening for obesity

MU researchers are exploring how a person’s address and socioeconomic disadvantages increase their risk for the disease.

hyder at a microscope

Sep. 23, 2020

Leading the way

MU researcher Salman Hyder has spent a career battling breast cancer and mentoring the next generation of researchers.

leukemia cells

Sep. 17, 2020

School of Medicine team receives $1.7 million grant to study possible treatment for leukemia

Researchers are examining whether a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes can prevent blood cancer from spreading.

Bruce Horwitz

Sep. 16, 2020

Professor keeps focus on silver lining after pancreatic and prostate cancer

Bruce Horwitz, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the MU School of Medicine, uses his experience with cancer to encourage others to keep an active interest their health.

three women and a man sit at a table in a meeting

Sep. 14, 2020

Nearly $3 million in additional funding awarded to rural medical education

The grant will help the School of Medicine and MU Extension increase the number of doctors in Missouri while addressing rural physician shortages.

Researcher preparing sample of wastewater for lab analysis

Sep. 10, 2020

A stinky job

MU scientists confirm human feces can provide an early warning of COVID-19 outbreak.

doctor performing surgery

Aug. 28, 2020

Optimal timing for phone calls after skin surgery

A new study provides insight into how the timing of post-operative phone calls can address pain, bleeding and overall patient satisfaction.

coronavirus graphic

Aug. 27, 2020

MU researcher documents shift to telehealth during COVID-19 pandemic

MU Health Care's rapid adoption of telehealth is now included on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

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