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  • Yunsheng Ma, MD, PhD

    When it comes to diets, one simple change can be effective

    Yunsheng Ma, MD, PhD, led a clinical trial that found a simple, high-fiber diet produced clinically significant results comparable to those produced by the American Heart Association diet, according to results of the study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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  • PPE shipment to Liberia

    UMMS Ebola relief effort ships $1.7M in protective gear for health care workers in Liberia

    A critically needed shipment of $1.7 million in personal protective equipment for health care workers was flown to Monrovia, Liberia, yesterday, fulfilling a key component of UMass Medical School’s Ebola relief effort.

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  • Jeremy Luban and Manuel Garber grant

    UMMS receives $6.1 M to develop model for predicting gene expression in human dendritic cells

    Jeremy Luban, MD, and Manuel Garber, PhD, will be principal investigators on the three-year grant from the recently launched Genomics of Gene Regulation program at the National Human Genome Research Institute.

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  • Our mission: To advance the health and well-being of the people of the commonwealth and the world through pioneering education, research and health care delivery along with clinical partner UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest health care provider in Central Massachusetts. Find out more about UMMS here.

    UMass Medical School: An introduction

    Our mission: To advance the health and well-being of the people of the commonwealth and the world through pioneering education, research and health care delivery along with clinical partner UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest health care provider in Central Massachusetts. Find out more about UMMS here.

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New drug resistance mechanism has implications for breast, ovarian cancer treatment

New drug resistance mechanism has implications for breast, ovarian cancer treatment

Research by Sharon Cantor, PhD, and colleagues to understand why hereditary cancers develop resistance to a powerful cancer drug has identified an important new pathway key to chemoresistance in BRCA2-mutant cancers.

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C. Robert Matthews named Protein Society’s Carl Brändén Award recipient

C. Robert Matthews named Protein Society’s Carl Brändén Award recipient

C. Robert Matthews, PhD, is being recognized by the Protein Society as a pioneer in the protein science field. 

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A separable domain of the p150 subunit of human chromatin assembly factor-1 promotes protein and chromosome associations with nucleoli
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A Conserved Dopamine-Cholecystokinin Signaling Pathway Shapes Context–Dependent Caenorhabditis elegans Behavior
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Crosstalk between BRCA-Fanconi anemia and mismatch repair pathways prevents MSH2-dependent aberrant DNA damage responses
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Sustained Normalization of Neurological Disease after Intracranial Gene Therapy in a Feline Model
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Med students celebrate compassionate care with Tell Me More project

Med students celebrate compassionate care with Tell Me More project

The inaugural members of the Gold Humanism Honor Society at UMass Medical School celebrated National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Care by participating in the Tell Me More project.

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UMass Medical School recognized for preparing youth for jobs

UMass Medical School recognized for preparing youth for jobs

In recognition of its strong commitment to youth workforce development, UMass Medical School has been awarded the 2014 Growing and Readying Our Workforce (GROW) Award from the Central Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board.

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Med students celebrate compassionate care with Tell Me More project

Med students celebrate compassionate care with Tell Me More project

The inaugural members of the Gold Humanism Honor Society at UMass Medical School celebrated National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Care by participating in the Tell Me More project.

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  • Pediatrics Corner: Why doctors recommend HPV vaccine for pre-teens

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    A new version of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects against twice as many cancers as the existing formula, according to new research in the New England Journal of Medicine, but the vaccination rate against HPV continues to be low. Pediatrician Anne Powell helps families understand how the vaccine works and why doctors recommend it for pre-teens.

  • Caring in our community

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    The 27th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute at UMass Medical School highlighted the many ways in which members of the medical school and UMass Memorial Health Care community serve their patients and communities. 

  • Pediatrician on need for vaccinations: ‘I go home at night and worry about children who are not protected’

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    As a measles outbreak linked to Disneyland continues spreading, a new study in Pediatrics has identified clusters of California communities where high percentages of children are under-immunized. In this Pediatrics Corner video, Richard Moriarty, MD, explains why childhood vaccinations are essential.

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