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WVU doctor named a world orthopaedics expert in cartilage research
Thursday, September 12, 2019
When it comes to cartilage, the flexible connective tissue that allows joints to articulate, the West Virginia University School of Medicine has an authoritative source according to Expertscape. Ming Pei, M.D., Ph. D., is in the top 0.1% of scholars in the world who have written medical literature about cartilage in the past decade.Read WVU doctor named a world orthopaedics expert in cartilage research full story
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WVU Health Sciences awarded $1.9M for predoctoral training in behavioral and biomedical sciences
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
West Virginia University Health Sciences behavioral and biomedical sciences (BBS) predoctoral training program was recently awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant to prepare behavioral scientists for leadership roles related to the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. -
Feinberg’s commentary on opioids featured in Nature
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Monday, September 9, 2019
Judith Feinberg, M.D., professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry and Neuroscience, is author of “Tackle the epidemic, not the opioids” – a new article appearing in Nature Communications.Read Feinberg’s commentary on opioids featured in Nature full story
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Morgantown Suicide Prevention event hopes to help others “walk out of the darkness.”
Monday, September 9, 2019
Morgantown’s chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will host its annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk, Saturday, September 21, at Krepps Park in Morgantown.Read Morgantown Suicide Prevention event hopes to help others “walk out of the darkness.” full story
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WVU researcher studies differences in the immune systems of men and women
Friday, September 6, 2019
Females are less susceptible to infection but are 10 times more likely than males to develop an autoimmune disorder, such as hypothyroidism or rheumatoid arthritis. The female immune system is “a double-edged sword” in that way, said Jennifer Franko, a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology at the West Virginia University School of Medicine.Read WVU researcher studies differences in the immune systems of men and women full story
