Anderson, Brett and Dufeau, David

Kidney transplantation is a major surgical intervention and patients undergoing counseling for this procedure do not always fully understand the essentials of this procedure. We present an improved way to facilitate patient...

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Rodgers, Emily, Dufeau, David, and Stalets, Marissa

The goal of this project is to build a teaching tool geared towards patients, students, and clinicians to further educate themselves about the anatomical and biochemical implications of various syndromes involving depression...

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Dufeau, David and Buckman, Zachary

Context 3-Dimensional (3D) imaging is utilized in a variety of ways in medicine, including ultra-sound facial scanning in utero, breast cancer detection, and mapping blood vessels. 3D imaging can also be used to educate both...

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Russell, Claire and Dufeau, David

3D visualization research is useful as a learning tool for medical students learning human anatomy and as a diagnostic tool for practicing physicians. Here we explore the use of this application of medical imaging in...

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Halladay, David, Roodman, G., Bellido, Teresita, Delgado-Calle, Jesus, and Sabol, Hayley

Introduction. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological cancer characterized by the expansion and accumulation of monoclonal malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow (BM). Interactions between MM cells and cells of the bone/BM...

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Wu, Xiaoyun, Fisher, Edward, Barrett, Tessa, Lintig, Johannes, Amengual, Jaume, Pinos, Ivan, Zhou, Felix, and Abraham, Benjamin

A positive association between beta-carotene (BC)-rich food intake and a reduction in metabolic disorder incidence, including heart disease, is prevalent in humans. Similarly, preclinical research finds dietary BC...

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Nelson, Jessica, Ghazzawi, Ziad, Evans-Molina, Carmela, Thompson, William, Cregor, Meloney, Bellido, Teresita, Daniel, Ashley, Delgado-Calle, Jesus, Ferrari, Adam, Sabol, Hayley, and McAndrews, Kevin

Osteocyte (Ot)-derived Sclerostin (Scl) has local actions in bone mediated by Lrp 4/5/6 receptors, inhibiting bone formation and stimulating bone resorption by antagonizing Wnt signaling. Emerging evidence suggests that Scl...

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Breeden, Scott, Larson, Ashley, and Arbor, Sage

This project created the first website capable of searching published biomedical knowledge and returning a rank ordered list of actions most effective at improving health. These actions have font scaled based on the odds ratios...

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Rhatican, Brendan and Becker, Matthew

Introduction: The Catholic medical ethic is supported by a rich intellectual tradition and remains foundational to the practice of medicine, especially within Catholic hospitals. In the US, the United States Conference of...

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Doci, Colleen and Zemkewicz, John

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common cancers in the world, and even in developed countries like the United States, the five-year survival is only 65%. This already low survival rate drops...

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