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Sugar overload killing hearts

November 10, 2025

Two in five people will be told they have diabetes during their lifetime. And people who have diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease. One of the deadliest dangers? Diabetic cardiomyopathy. But groundbreaking University of Cincinnati research hopes to stop and even reverse the damage before it’s too late.

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App turns smartwatch into detector of structural heart disease

November 10, 2025

An app that uses an AI model to read a single-lead ECG from a smartwatch can detect structural heart disease, researchers reported at the 2025 Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. Although the technology requires further validation, researchers said it could help improve the identification of patients with heart failure, valvular conditions and left ventricular hypertrophy before they become symptomatic, which could improve the prognosis for people with these conditions.

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Sugar overload killing hearts

November 10, 2025

Two in five people will be told they have diabetes during their lifetime. And people who have diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease. One of the deadliest dangers? Diabetic cardiomyopathy. But groundbreaking University of Cincinnati research hopes to stop and even reverse the damage before it’s too late.

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App turns smartwatch into detector of structural heart disease

November 10, 2025

An app that uses an AI model to read a single-lead ECG from a smartwatch can detect structural heart disease, researchers reported at the 2025 Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. Although the technology requires further validation, researchers said it could help improve the identification of patients with heart failure, valvular conditions and left ventricular hypertrophy before they become symptomatic, which could improve the prognosis for people with these conditions.

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New approach could treat cancer by rearranging tumor cell structures

November 10, 2025

The University of Cincinnati’s Jiajie Diao, PhD, and colleagues have published new research showing a proof of concept that rearranging the location of lipid droplets within cells can increase the effectiveness of cell starvation, making it a potential cancer treatment. The research was published as the November cover story in the journal Trends in Biotechnology.

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Nephrologists miss opportunities to discuss contraceptive use with women with chronic kidney disease

November 7, 2025

Discussions about contraceptive use for women with chronic kidney disease are often avoided by nephrologists, according to University of Cincinnati data presented this week at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week global. meeting in Houston. Nephrologists reported that they see the importance of reproductive health but feel ill-equipped to discuss it with patients. Discomfort, limited training and confusing guidance were among the key barriers to discussions.

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Combination immunotherapy helps overcome melanoma treatment resistance

November 7, 2025

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Trisha Wise-Draper, MD, PhD, will present early data from a Phase 2 clinical trial showing a combination of immunotherapy medications can activate a robust immune response and help overcome treatment resistance in patients with refractory melanoma at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting Nov. 7.

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What is the next frontier of stroke care?

November 6, 2025

The Dayton Daily News spoke with the University of Cincinnati's Joseph Broderick to discuss a recent article he wrote examining the past, present and future of stroke care.

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Cancer Center experts publish lung cancer research

November 6, 2025

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center have recently published research examining how new protocols affect postoperative opioid use and the effects of smoking cessation before surgery and declining surgery on overall survival.

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What does the time change mean for our body clocks?

November 4, 2025

Everyone gained an hour of sleep and more morning sunlight this weekend during the transition from daylight saving time to standard time. A University of Cincinnati College of Medicine sleep expert recently appeared on Cincinnati Edition on 91.7 WVXU News to explain what the change means for our body clocks.

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What will it take to eradicate cervical cancer?

October 31, 2025

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Thomas Herzog joined WVXU's Cincinnati Edition to discuss the importance of HPV vaccination and pap testing for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer.

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Mediterranean diet for liver disease: How the right fats can help

October 30, 2025

Being diagnosed with liver disease can feel like a lot to handle. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) happens when fat builds up in the liver, and the patient also has diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure or high cholesterol. The Mediterranean diet has proven benefits for adults with MASLD, as WebMD recently reported.

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Why are more millennials getting cancer?

October 30, 2025

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Carla Justiniano joined WVXU's Cincinnati Edition to discuss the rise in cancer diagnoses among younger people.