Research

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June 2, 2022

Joining the fight against non-small cell lung cancer

University of Missouri scientists develop a blood test that could help with early detection of non-small cell lung cancer, as well as potential drug resistance.

June 1, 2022

Food pantries serve critical needs for hungry Missourians

Unprecedented study from MU Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security highlights tough choices made by those who use food pantries and key roles played by hunger relief organizations across Missouri.

Digital elevation model. GIS 3D illustration made after proccesing aerial pictures taken from a drone. It shows lidar scanned, huge urban area of a city with roads and junctions between dense blocks

May 31, 2022

New web resource provides health, socioeconomic, other geospatial data

GeoARK supported by National Science Foundation RAPID grant.

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May 27, 2022

MU study finds health benefits of ‘aging in place’ at TigerPlace

Care at independent living facility helps older adults avoid declines in physical, mental and cognitive health outcomes.

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May 24, 2022

Researcher studying ways to maximize environmental benefits of green algae

Zhiqiang Hu explores sustainable solutions of the natural, renewable resource.

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May 18, 2022

Traumatic societal events may undermine classroom behavior interventions for certain groups, MU study finds

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May 17, 2022

How to build an ‘explainable AI’ framework to speed up the innovation process

A nearly $4.9 million grant from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is supporting the project by University of Missouri engineers.

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May 13, 2022

Modifying the body’s immune system to help treat Type 1 diabetes

Scientists at University of Missouri collaborate with Harvard, Georgia Tech to develop a novel diabetes treatment involving transplanting pancreas cells that produce insulin.

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May 10, 2022

Using AI to analyze large amounts of biological data

University of Missouri researchers develop method which could be used by scientists when developing new drug therapies for medical treatment of cancers, other diseases.

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May 6, 2022

COVID-19 pneumonia increases dementia risk

A new study from the from the School of Medicine and MU Health Care shows patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia have a higher risk of developing dementia.

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