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Upcoming Events


Balancing Wellness and Celebration: Holiday Healthy Eating
Thursday, Nov. 13
7-8 p.m. ET

Join fellow alumni for a complimentary virtual presentation featuring Sarah Couch, PhD, as she shares practical tips for navigating the busy holiday season while making balanced food choices.

Dr. Couch will provide evidence-based strategies to help you enjoy festive celebrations without sacrificing wellness, especially helpful for those living with diabetes or supporting loved ones who are. The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A, giving you the chance to ask questions and take away advice you can use right away.

Reserve your spot today and join us for this timely and practical conversation!

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Health News from UC

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Sugar overload killing hearts

November 10, 2025

Two in five people will be told they have diabetes during their lifetime. And people who have diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease. One of the deadliest dangers? Diabetic cardiomyopathy. But groundbreaking University of Cincinnati research hopes to stop and even reverse the damage before it’s too late.

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App turns smartwatch into detector of structural heart disease

November 10, 2025

An app that uses an AI model to read a single-lead ECG from a smartwatch can detect structural heart disease, researchers reported at the 2025 Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. Although the technology requires further validation, researchers said it could help improve the identification of patients with heart failure, valvular conditions and left ventricular hypertrophy before they become symptomatic, which could improve the prognosis for people with these conditions.

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New approach could treat cancer by rearranging tumor cell structures

November 10, 2025

The University of Cincinnati’s Jiajie Diao, PhD, and colleagues have published new research showing a proof of concept that rearranging the location of lipid droplets within cells can increase the effectiveness of cell starvation, making it a potential cancer treatment. The research was published as the November cover story in the journal Trends in Biotechnology.


BEARCATS/Health events are open to all University of Cincinnati alumni, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other class or status protected by applicable law.

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Jennifer Theiss

Senior Director, Alumni Engagement, College of Medicine

513-556-8160