Explore how grants, philanthropy and industry support medical discovery, shape scientific careers and turn basic research into life-changing treatments.

Dr. Károly Mirnics discusses what researchers are learning about autism, including a study examining medications that affect cholesterol production during pregnancy.

David Crouse, PhD, explains how stem cell research has evolved, which treatments are being used today, and what the future may hold for regenerative medicine.

From fireflies to medical discovery, Rebekah Gundry’s unconventional journey is fueled by curiosity, resilience and an independent spirit. The Director of UNMC's Center for Heart and Vascular Research talks about her career.

We’re inundated by health information every day: news stories, TikTok videos, podcasts, social media posts, and now AI-generated summaries. But has all of this information actually made it harder to know what we can trust? How can we tell the difference between a medical claim that’s supported by good science and one that simply sounds convincing? And when we see the latest health headline, how do we know whether it’s useful, misleading, or somewhere in between? Michael Lyon talks with the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Dr. Rebekah Gundry about how to evaluate medical claims, recognize misinformation, and determine what’s true and what the science actually supports.

Ann Anderson Berry of UNMC's Child Health Research Institute on how a medical question becomes a treatment, and what funding cuts change for Nebraska.