University of Minnesota Foundation

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Fall 2024
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Feature

In full color

A first-of-its-kind brain stimulation therapy helps Minnesota man overcome a lifetime of severe depression.
Feature

All smiles

Highly specialized neonatal care at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital allows siblings Louie and Lily Gand to not only survive—but thrive.
Feature

Beyond borders

A new fellowship from the U’s Global Surgery and Disparities Program aims to improve breast cancer care the world over.
Q&A

A new approach to a deadly diagnosis

Physician-scientist Jeffrey Miller, MD, explains how natural killer cell therapy could be used to treat brain cancer.

Departments

Forefront

Forefront

Finding community

An expansion of the Medical School’s Center of American Indian and Minority Health will help to support more Indigenous students.
Forefront

Getting to the heart of brain disorders

A recent breakthrough in understanding heart conditions may hold the key to preventing brain-related conditions like stroke and dementia.
Forefront

A bridge to care

From harm reduction efforts to care during critical moments, M Health Fairview providers are committed to addressing the opioid epidemic.
Forefront

Rare disease, real hope

A U of M researcher is working to create a gene therapy that could improve life for kids diagnosed with Cockayne syndrome.
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Making headlines

Poverty runs cell-deep, and the inextricable link between the gut and the brain

Gallery

Gallery

A plateful of prevention

Did you know that the choices you make around the dinner table could influence your cancer risk? Two Masonic Cancer Center experts explain.

Synopsis

Synopsis

More than a building

Take a look inside M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital and see the special spaces where kids and families find hope, healing, and happiness.

Gratefully Yours

Gratefully Yours

My mom’s superheroes

“Because of your expertise and commitment to your patients, I have had the invaluable gift of having my mom in my life as I grew up.”

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