Ohio State University has received a five-year, $1.7 million grant from the federal government for a study into spinal cord injuries.Specifically, OSU researchers will study the chemical signals that drive re-growth of damaged pathways after spinal cord injury. The researchers hope to find that altering cellular behavior promotes repair of an injured spinal cord, according [...]

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center has hired a new deputy director, a top cancer researcher from Georgetown University.Dr. Peter Shields‘s primary research focus has been in identifying biomarkers that can be used to assess breast and lung cancer risks, particularly those related to diet, smoking and lifestyle, according to a statement from the [...]

Ohio State University researchers have received a $1.1 million federal grant to study the differences in outcomes in patients who have undergone total knee replacement operations.The research will explore potential causes for the gap between some knee replacement patients who struggle to perform daily tasks, such as climbing the stairs, and other patients who are [...]

A medical laboratory equipment company whose technology is used to test cancer drugs is hoping to land an investment of up to $1.5 million and a strategic partnership with a bigger company.A partnership deal would help Nanofiber Solutions to get its cell-culture technology into the hands of more researchers and drug developers.Columbus, Ohio-based Nanofiber Solutions [...]

Ohio State University scientists have received a $1.4 million federal grant to study the use of a substance extracted from seaweed and giant kelp to treat burn wounds suffered by soldiers.The two-year grant from the Department of Defense will fund a study into the use of brown algae extracted from seaweed and giant kelp to [...]

The Ohio State University College of Medicine has picked a former chair of Yale University’s department of obstetrics as its new dean.The appointment of Dr. Charles Lockwood would be effective Sept. 1, and is subject to approval from the university’s board of trustees, according to a statement from the university.A professor at Yale, Lockwood also [...]

How do you live tweet a surgery? Better yet, how do you do it at one of the most prestigious university medical centers in the country? Ryan Squire is here to tell us how. And perhaps even more interesting is how Ryan has made social media mainstream at the Ohio State University Medical Center.Ryan [...]

Ohio State University Medical Center says on Monday morning it became the first hospital in the state to live-tweet a surgery.In addition to tweeting the proceedings of a minimally invasive knee-replacement surgery using the hashtag #osumcmako, the health system’s social media team broadcast a live video feed of the surgery on ustream.The purpose of the [...]

A flash mob affiliated with Ohio State University’s James Cancer Hospital began dancing in the streets in Columbus Saturday morning to raise awareness for breast cancer.The 200-member mob featured physicians, researchers, nurses, staff, Ohio State University students and cancer survivors who danced to Whoopi Goldberg’s cover of “Dancing in the Streets” prior to the start [...]

Ohio State University officials have formally accepted a $100 million federal grant that would go toward adding a radiation oncology unit to OSU’s $1.1 billion medical center expansion.The radiation oncology unit will push the Ohio State University Medical Center‘s new hospital tower to 20 stories and 293 feet, putting it in the world’s top 30 [...]