![Although not as high as the amounts received from 2009 to 2011, the $28 million in research funds awarded to Loma Linda University Health in 2016 marks a sharp improvement over the previous three years.](/sites/news.llu.edu/files/styles/crop_news_thumbnail/public/Annual%20Awards.jpg?itok=vYYxbVY9)
![Although not as high as the amounts received from 2009 to 2011, the $28 million in research funds awarded to Loma Linda University Health in 2016 marks a sharp improvement over the previous three years.](/sites/news.llu.edu/files/styles/crop_news_thumbnail/public/Annual%20Awards.jpg?itok=vYYxbVY9)
![Lawrence D. Longo, MD, was known around the world for his groundbreaking studies in maternal-fetal medicine. lluh](/sites/news.llu.edu/files/styles/crop_news_thumbnail/public/ThinkstockPhotos-475632213.jpg?itok=PuM_kcor)
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Pioneering research at Loma Linda University Health leads to better health for mothers and babies
Legendary researcher studied how oxygen deprivation affects the developing fetus.
![Candace Turner-Santacroce (left). manager of the Clinical Trials Unit at LLU Cancer Center, and Cyndee Pelton, clinical research coordinator, examine a patient chart.](/sites/news.llu.edu/files/styles/crop_news_thumbnail/public/Turner%20and%20Pelton%20W.jpg?itok=_jjh9VQl)
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Clinical trials at Loma Linda University Cancer Center seek new treatments
Clinical trials are open to the public
![Sarah Maithel, the Loma Linda University graduate student who may know more about Coconino Sandstone than anyone else in the world, sits on a pile of the buff-colored stone to annotate her findings. Sarah Maithel annotates her findings while sitting on a slab of Coconino Sandstone](/sites/news.llu.edu/files/styles/crop_news_thumbnail/public/Sarah%20Annotating%20her%20Findings%202_1.jpg?itok=pwmswhuB)
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Meet Sarah Maithel, unassuming First Lady of Coconino Sandstone
Loma Linda University graduate student is a world expert on enigmatic stone formation
![Johnny Figueroa, PhD, assistant professor at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, admires his pet bonsai tree. Johnny D. Figueroa looks at his bonsai tree](/sites/news.llu.edu/files/styles/crop_news_thumbnail/public/Johnny%20and%20his%20Bonsai%202.jpg?itok=qyfbQTHj)
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How a bonsai tree helped a Loma Linda University researcher publish his first scientific paper as a senior author
What do the care of miniature trees and adolescent humans have in common?
![Dr. Gleason is using crowdfunding to discover what would happen if typical office workspaces were reimagined to help improve workers' physical and mental health.](/sites/news.llu.edu/files/styles/crop_news_thumbnail/public/gleason.jpg?itok=tN4jQscP)
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Crowdfunding fueling innovative workplace experiment at Loma Linda University
In the workplace -- millions could benefit from crowdfunded research
![Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Journal](/sites/news.llu.edu/files/styles/crop_news_thumbnail/public/506028.jpeg?itok=SP7MZkBd)
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Researchers identify growth hormone/insulin-like growth factors critically important for regulation of bone formation
Deficiencies ascribed to contribute to the development in osteoporosis and other diseases of low bone mass
![Serena Tonstad, M.D., PhD Dr. Serena Tonstad](/sites/news.llu.edu/files/styles/crop_news_thumbnail/public/stonstad.jpg?itok=y9_QTkkF)
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Loma Linda University research study links consuming large amounts of soya to adverse effects on thyroid function in women
Research study links consuming large amounts of soya to adverse effects on thyroid function in women
![John Zhang, MD, PhD, and Jiping Tang, MD, prepare to cut a cake celebrating the fact that the husband and wife researchers have together brought a total of 13 NIH grants to Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 12 years. John Zhang, MD, PhD](/sites/news.llu.edu/files/styles/crop_news_thumbnail/public/IMG_1900%20WV_0.jpg?itok=GEwoCrYv)
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$1.72 million grant means LLU researcher has won 13 NIH grants in 12 years
John Zhang does it again!
![Richard Catalano, MD, Xian Luo, PhD, and Ahmed Abou-Zamzam, MD, celebrate the news that the National Trauma Institute recently received a $4.6 million Department of Defense grant to develop a National Trauma Research Repository Left to right: Dr. Richard Catalano, Dr. Xian Luo, and Dr. Ahmed Abou-Zamzam smile](/sites/news.llu.edu/files/styles/crop_news_thumbnail/public/CatalanoLuo-and-Abou-Zamzam.jpg?itok=k1XNSJSi)
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LLUMC Trauma Center participates in $4.6 million National Trauma Institute grant
The National Trauma Institute (NTI) recently received a $4.6 million Department of Defense (DOD) extramural medical research grant to develop a National Trauma Research Repository