Discovery & Innovation

Research Advances

What to know about leishmaniasis and the new vaccine that could prevent it

By Amy Colgan, Susannah Kistler

A groundbreaking vaccine developed at Ohio State could protect humans from leishmaniasis, a deadly disease that’s now endemic in the United States.

Treatment Advances

Changing lives for people coping in isolation with colorectal conditions

By JoAnne Viviano

The Colorectal Transitional Care Clinic at Ohio State and Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of few programs in the nation to offer lifelong treatment for congenital colon and rectal diseases.

Treatment Advances

Identifying mental health disorders before they emerge

By Beth Harvilla

Stress response tests help Ohio State researchers predict and prevent mental health crises—offering hope for earlier intervention and more effective treatments.

Research Advances

Vascular surgeon designs surgical stents that could save countless lives

By Wendy Margolin

Vascular surgeon Bryan Tillman, MD, PhD, has developed an innovative surgical stent that could improve surgery, help save wounded military members and even expand organ donation.

Eye Health

Working at the tipping point of gene therapy for eye diseases

August 8, 2025

Dividing time between operating room, clinic and gene therapy lab, Ohio State retinal surgeon strives to find cures to diseases he treats.