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New research shows that visually normal cells immediately surrounding breast tumors share key characteristics with their malignant neighbors. Scientists from the UNM Cancer Center have discovered that noncancerous tissue one centimeter – but not three or ...

The UNM Cancer Center received a grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico to support innovative breast cancer research that could lead to more effective treatments. The grant funds Eric Prossnitz's research, developing molecular probes that ...

Melanoma experts from around the country and world will gather in Albuquerque Thursday-Friday, Oct. 20-21 to discuss the latest research into the rise and progression of this deadly disease. The Genes, Environment & Melanoma Study (GEM) is an ...

The UNM Prevention Research Center is hosting a Rio Grande Institute special research presentation, "Early Intervention for High Risk Neonates: Is it beneficial?" on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Research Incubator Building (RIB) Commons, ...

The University of New Mexico Center for Development and Disability (UNM CDD) recently received a five-year, $3.9 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau for the New Mexico Leadership in ...

Denece Kesler, M.D., M.P.H., has been voted chair-elect of the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM), where she will serve for one year followed by a four-year term as ABPM chairperson.Kesler is a professor in Internal Medicine at UNM's School of ...

The School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry faced the unexpected but pleasant challenge of turning a substantial gift into something that will have a true impact. The donor had only two conditions: spend the money within three years and "take the ...

No parent or child ever wants to hear "Your child has cancer." However, 13,500 children in the United States each year will hear these words – 100 are New Mexico's children. One in 330 Americans will develop cancer before age 20. Because of the overall ...

Emily Haozous, an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico College of Nursing, has won a competitive grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to develop interventions to encourage Native American women to undergo cancer ...

The UNM Prevention Research Center and the Rio Grande Institute sponsor a special research presentation of the "UNM Preventive Medicine Residency Program," Tuesday, Aug. 30 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Research Incubator Building (RIB) Commons located on ...