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Health Sciences Library Fall Hours

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The Health Sciences Library will have the following hours from Sunday, August 3rd to Wednesday, December 24th.

Fall Hours:

Monday-Thursday: 8am-9pm
Friday: 8am-6pm
Saturday: 12pm-6pm
Sunday: 12pm-9pm

Holiday Hours:

Labor Day*

Sunday, August 31st: 12pm-7pm
Monday, September 1st: CLOSED

Veterans Day*

Monday, November 10th: 8am- 7pm
Tuesday, November 11th: CLOSED

Thanksgiving*

Saturday, November 22nd:  9am-6pm
Sunday, November 23rd:  12pm-6pm
Monday-Wednesday, November 24th-26th:  8am – 5pm
Thursday- Friday, November 27th & 28th: CLOSED
Saturday, November 29th:  12pm-6pm
Sunday, November 30th: 12pm-9pm

Winter Break*

Sunday, December 21st: 12pm – 6pm
Monday-Wednesday December 22nd – 24th:  8am – 5pm
Thursday December 25th – Wednesday, December 31st:  CLOSED

*When the campus is closed for holidays, after-hours access will not be provided. Questions? Visit https://library.muhealth.org/services/after-hours-access-pilot/ for more info

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Relaunch of the NLM Dataset Catalog

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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces the relaunch of the NLM Dataset Catalog, a centralized, searchable platform designed to connect researchers with a vast array of biomedical datasets from multiple repositories, thus accelerating scientific research. Powered by NLM’s Dataset Metadata Model (DATMM), researchers can now effortlessly explore over 2 million biomedical datasets in one centralized location and uncover data interconnections within the broader biomedical ecosystem.

Please visit the NLM Dataset Catalog for more information or reach out to your MU Medical Librarians if you have questions.

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Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: June 2025

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Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Increased CSF drainage by non-invasive manipulation of cervical lymphatics” was co-authored by Dr. Michael J. Davis of the Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology . The article was published in Nature (impact factor of 50.5 in 2023).

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=June&Year=2025

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Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: May 2025

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This has been republished to include authors Drs. Dhananjay Suresh and Zhaohui Li who were excluded in error.

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Self-Assembled Multilayered Concentric Supraparticle Architecture” was co-authored by Drs. Agasthya Suresh, Dhananjay Suresh, Zhaohui Li and Raghuraman Kannan of the Department of Radiology and Dr. Anandhi Upendran of the Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology . The article was published in Advanced Materials (impact factor of 27.4 in 2023).

Note that Dr. James Stevermer also had publications in JAMA as a member of the USPSTF:

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=May&Year=2025

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: May 2025

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library
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This has been republished to include authors Drs. Dhananjay Suresh and Zhaohui Li who were excluded in error.

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Self-Assembled Multilayered Concentric Supraparticle Architecture” was co-authored by Drs. Agasthya Suresh, Dhananjay Suresh, Zhaohui Li and Raghuraman Kannan of the Department of Radiology and Dr. Anandhi Upendran of the Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology . The article was published in Advanced Materials (impact factor of 27.4 in 2023).

Note that Dr. James Stevermer also had publications in JAMA as a member of the USPSTF:

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=May&Year=2025

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Health Sciences Library Closed Juneteenth

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The Health Sciences Library will be running on holiday hours* for Juneteenth.

Wednesday, June 18th: 8:00am-5pm

Thursday, June 19th: All Mizzou Libraries are CLOSED in observance of Juneteenth

We will reopen at 8am on Friday, June 20th.

For a complete list of Mizzou Libraries hours, visit library.missouri.edu/hours.

*When the campus is closed for holidays, after-hours access will not be provided. Questions? Visit https://library.muhealth.org/services/after-hours-access-pilot/ for more info

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed

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A recently trending article in PubMed was Autophagy-mediated downregulation of AXL and TIM-1 promotes sustained Zika virus infection co-authored by Drs. Megan Sheridan, Toshihiko Ezashi, and Michael Roberts.

What is a PubMed trending article?

Trending articles is a marker of increased interest in a PubMed abstract. Trending articles are those with a significant increase in daily PubMed views in the past two days as compared to the previous baseline period, which is approximately a week.

You can see the full list of trending articles here.

Interested in tracking the impact of your articles after they are published? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu to learn how we can help.

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Book Highlight: Test-Taking Strategies for the USMLE STEP 2 Exam: Proven Methods to Succeed

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This week we are highlighting Test-Taking Strategies for the USMLE STEP 2 Exam: Proven Methods to Succeed from our online collection.

This book aims to hel you build the test-taking skills you need to ace your coursework and UMSLE exams. This book walks you through the process of how to generally approach questions, how to approach specific types of questions (i.e., those with labs or images), and how to review questions and their answers.

Each chapter includes an explanation and/or exam-taking advice and sample questions, which are followed by a breakdown of the question/answer process.

This book is a great resource for anyone who is currently studying for their UMSLE exams.

You can access the book online.

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Barbero Gift Helps Fund Instant Access to Journal of Pediatrics

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Thanks to the generosity of the Department of Child Health for helping us provide instant access to Journal of Pediatrics articles back to 1932 with funds from the Barbero Gift Fund.

The Barbero Fund was establlished in 1998 in honor of Dr. Giulio Barbero. Dr. Barbero was internationally recognized for his research on cystic fibrosis and one of the founders of the Cystic Fibrosis Association. During his time as chair of the department of Child Health, he developed rural sateliite clinics to treat children with gastrointestinal disease and was instrumental getting the Ronald McDonald House in Columbia, Missouri.

If you are interested in donating to the Health Sciences Library, please visit https://mizzougivedirect.missouri.edu/fund.aspx?item_id=960.

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed

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A recently trending article in PubMed was Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement co-authored by Dr. James Stevermer from the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

What is a PubMed trending article?

Trending articles is a marker of increased interest in a PubMed abstract. Trending articles are those with a significant increase in daily PubMed views in the past two days as compared to the previous baseline period, which is approximately a week.

You can see the full list of trending articles here.

Interested in tracking the impact of your articles after they are published? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu to learn how we can help.

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.