A researcher at Northeast Ohio Medical University has received a large federal grant to develop the first human treatment for tinnitus, a debilitating hearing impairment affecting millions of people in the US. The grant aims to create a drug to treat and prevent tinnitus, which currently has no available treatment options.
The US Army has awarded Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) a $954,566 grant to study the impact of exercise on Parkinson's disease. The research aims to determine whether exercise can prevent or delay symptoms and provide a non-invasive therapeutic strategy for patients.
NEOMED will implement an experiential training program using Project ECHO, improving primary care providers' knowledge of the geriatric population. The project aims to address social determinants of health and increase access to resources for older adults.
A NEOMED researcher has designed a therapeutic intervention to help preterm infants suck, swallow and breathe. The study uses an animal model to measure feeding and breathing coordination in newborns, with the goal of developing a rehabilitation strategy for preterm infants.
Northeast Ohio Medical University has received a $500,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to collaborate with other Ohio medical schools on developing a comprehensive curriculum for pain management and opioid use disorder treatment. The project aims to improve systems of prevention and treatment f...
The Northeast Ohio Medical University's College of Medicine took first place at the Directors of Clinical Skills Conference with a study on the importance of touch in showing physician empathy. The presentation used standardized videos to validate students' inclination to show empathy and alleviated concerns about touching patients.
Dr. Yanqiao Zhang has received a five-year, $2.5 million grant to investigate the role of hepatic transcription factors in atherosclerosis and lipid metabolism. The award will fund research into novel genes/pathways that regulate atherogenesis.