April 21, 2025

University of Maryland School of Medicine

While AI Could Be the Game Changer in Predicting Health Outcomes It Should Not Be the Only Method | Newswise

While AI Could Be the Game Changer in Predicting Health Outcomes It Should Not Be the Only Method | Newswise

David Bale012 mins

Newswise — BALTIMORE, April 15, 2025: With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), predictive medicine is becoming an important part of healthcare, especially in cancer treatment. Predictive medicine uses algorithms and data to help doctors understand how a cancer might continue to grow or react to specific drugs—making it easier to target precision treatment for…

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Largest Genome-Wide Association Study Uncovers New Drug Targets and Potential Therapies for Osteoarthritis | Newswise

Largest Genome-Wide Association Study Uncovers New Drug Targets and Potential Therapies for Osteoarthritis | Newswise

David Bale06 mins

April 15, 2025 | Deborah Kotz Newswise — About one in five  American adults have osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis,  according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No treatment, however, exists to target the causes of the disease or to reverse or halt the damage the disease does to joints. Medications currently on the…

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Researchers identify “master regulator” gene that could lead to more effective treatment for patients with ovarian cancer | Newswise

Researchers identify “master regulator” gene that could lead to more effective treatment for patients with ovarian cancer | Newswise

David Bale09 mins

In a study co-led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), researchers have identified a “master regulator” gene, ZNFX1, that may act as a biomarker to help guide treatment in future clinical trials involving patients with therapy-resistant ovarian cancer, according to a study recently published in Cancer Research.  A group of researchers from…

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Is BV an STD? No, say vaginal microbiome researchers — despite recent media reports. Even virgins can get BV. | Newswise

Is BV an STD? No, say vaginal microbiome researchers — despite recent media reports. Even virgins can get BV. | Newswise

David Bale01 mins

Rebecca Brotman, PhD, MPH, studies the human vaginal microbiome and its suceptibility to sexually transmitted diseases and Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) at the Center for Advanced Microbiome Research & Innovation (CAMRI) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. A recent study that made media headlines showed that treating male partners of women with BV at…

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UM School of Medicine Dermatology Researchers Discover New Skin Disease Using Innovative Diagnostic Platform | Newswise

UM School of Medicine Dermatology Researchers Discover New Skin Disease Using Innovative Diagnostic Platform | Newswise

David Bale07 mins

Utilizing a novel diagnostic test for peripheral blood immunophenotyping, researchers were able to identify the specific sources of inflammation triggering the novel skin disease and reverse symptoms with targeted treatments Shawn Kwatra, MD A significant number of Americans experience chronic inflammatory skin conditions with no pinpointed cause and often no effective treatments beyond symptom management. Now…

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UM School of Medicine Surgeon-Scientists to Co-Lead Large International Clinical Trial to Determine Most Effective Treatment for Common Hip Fracture in Older Adults | Newswise

UM School of Medicine Surgeon-Scientists to Co-Lead Large International Clinical Trial to Determine Most Effective Treatment for Common Hip Fracture in Older Adults | Newswise

David Bale015 mins

Newswise — Hip fractures in older adults can lead to serious complications, disability and even death. Traditionally, orthopaedic surgeons have repaired a common fracture of the upper part of the thigh bone, or femur, near the hip using screws and plates to piece together slightly separated pieces of bone. But many surgeons now treat these…

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