The health professions take center stage at the University of Minnesota’s Academic Health Center (AHC), where students learn from some of the world’s top health scientists and practitioners. AHC researchers are known for many firsts, from open-heart surgery and cardiovascular devices to stem cell therapy, the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, and pioneering AIDS drugs. Patients at the University’s clinics received care from the best in each specialty.

 

A new chance

Toddler Nate Liao was born with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a fatal genetic disease that causes skin to slough off. Last year, U doctors gave him an experimental stem cell therapy. He is showing dramatic improvement. Watch the video (above) or download the transcript.