Led by a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and scientists, the studies aim to develop new treatments using existing therapies that protect brain tissue after a stroke, and to learn more about the physiology of the event.
Last summer, a group from the UK Brain Restoration center, led by Dr. Craig van Horne, capped off a series of conferences held at a number of renowned Chinese university hospitals by performing the first-ever deep brain stimulation surgery for a Parkinson’s disease patient at The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in Henan, China.
In a prime example of the unique type of cross-collaboration that takes place at academic medical centers, Markey's stem cell lab is working together with the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute to bring an innovative stroke clinical trial to UK HealthCare.
A pilot project spearheaded by UK College of Health Sciences researcher Carl Mattacola could be the first step towards developing a return-to-ride protocol for jockeys who suffer a concussion.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five year, $2.88 million grant to a researcher at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to study a drug's potential to prevent Alzheimer's disease.
Many cancer survivors experience devastating cognitive impairment following chemotherapy. Researchers at UK are trying to identify strategies to relieve these symptoms.
In a paper published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, UK College of Medicine student Eseosa Ighodaro, Ph.D., addressed the numerous challenges associated with studying dementia in Blacks/African-Americans.
A team of researchers, led by Professor Suzanne Segerstrom, extends its psychological and immunological health research to include brain health, supported by a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging.
Gentry's research on a plant protein that stores sugars like the human protein implicated in Lafora disease, led him to an international partnership to find a cure.
