11/19/09:  UC HEALTH LINE: Don't Blame Tryptophan for Thanksgiving Snooze
Blame it on the heavy meal, the alcohol, or simply the opportunity afforded by a free afternoon on a traditional holiday. Just don’t blame it on the tryptophan, say experts at the University of Cincinnati.

11/20/09:  Senators Introduce Legislation to Fight Depression Nationwide
The University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry, at both its Lindner Center of HOPE and Clifton campuses, is a nationally recognized center for the research and treatment of depression and bipolar disorder that could benefit from the bipartisan ENHANCED Act to establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of these conditions.

11/19/09:  New Technology Gives Air Care Helicopters a Brighter Night
When the sun sets, Air Care & Mobile Care crews now bring out one more piece of equipment for their emergency missions.

11/12/09:  CARE/Crawley Building Selected for Architectural Honor
The University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center’s CARE/Crawley Building has been selected for the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design American Architecture Awards program for 2009.

11/09/09:  Scientists Successfully Reprogram Blood Cells
Researchers have transplanted genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells into mice so that their developing red blood cells produce a critical lysosomal enzyme preventing or reducing organ and central nervous system damage from the often-fatal genetic disorder Hurler syndrome.

11/05/09:  UC HEALTH LINE: Embracing a More 'Green' Lifestyle Isn't Just for Fringe
Cincinnati—If you muster images of dreadlocked hipsters hugging trees and eating tofu when you hear the term “green,” think again: living a green lifestyle is becoming easier every day, and it’s not just beneficial to the planet—it can have a major impact on human health, too.

11/02/09:  Researchers Awarded $ 1.6M to Study Effect of BPA on the Heart, Reproductive System
University of Cincinnati researcher Scott Belcher, PhD, has received a two-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to expand his environmental estrogens research.

10/29/09:  UC HEALTH LINE: New Treatments for Pulmonary Hypertension Improve Outcomes
There are new treatments that can improve the quality of life for some pulmonary hypertension sufferers, says Jean Elwing, MD, UC Health pulmonologist.

10/28/09:  Researcher 'Shows the Voice' in Swallowing Disorders
Using his background in aerospace engineering and signal processing, a UC researcher is finding new ways to help physicians listen to their patients: by teaching them to look at the signal, not the sound.

10/26/09:  Alternatively Spliced Tissue Factor Identified as Promising New Biomarker for Aggressive Cancers
A recently discovered form of the protein that triggers blood clotting may play a key role in the molecular mechanisms leading to the growth of certain metastatic cancers, according to new research reported by an international team of scientists.