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UK Dean Part of Team that Discovers Promising Anti-Malarial Drug

Mar 30, 2020, 8:17 AM

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) every two minutes a child dies of malaria and each year, more than 200 million new cases of the disease are reported. For the last 15 years, Kip Guy, dean of UK’s College of Pharmacy, has worked with a team of researchers to develop an anti-malarial drug.

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UK Chemistry, College of Medicine to Host Biochemist Rafael Radi March 2, 3

Feb 24, 2020, 8:07 AM

Next week, UK College of Medicine and the Department of Chemistry in the UK College of Arts and Sciences will host renowned biochemist Dr. Rafael Radi for two special events on campus.

'Behind the Blue': University of Kentucky Researcher Leads $3 Million Addiction Treatment Study

Jan 24, 2020, 8:31 AM

UK received $3 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on General Medical Sciences to fund new opioid-related research in the criminal justice system.

Antibiotics Could Be Promising Treatment for Form of Dementia

Jan 10, 2020, 8:16 AM

Researchers at UK's College of Medicine have found that a class of antibiotics could be promising treatment for a form of dementia. Results of their proof of concept study were recently published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics.

Research Identifies Pathway Connecting Some HIV Drugs With Liver Disease

Feb 1, 2019, 8:58 AM

A team led by Changcheng Zhou in the UK Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences has discovered a likely pathway by which antiretroviral drugs effect liver disease.

UK Neurologist Pens Editorial About Lack of Minority Representation in MS Drug Research

Jan 7, 2019, 8:30 AM

In an editorial published in CNS Spectrums, UK Neurologist Jay Avasarala, MD, PhD, takes the research community to task for its lack of minority representation in Phase III clinical trials for drugs to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

First Test Plot of Malaria-fighting Plant a Success at UK Farm

Sep 18, 2018, 8:22 AM

Research on a plant which could be a big weapon in battling malaria is underway at UK.

How UK Spent the Summer: More Time for Student Research

Aug 16, 2018, 8:29 AM

While summer may be a time for a break for some students, for others it is a time for to take advantage of less time in the classroom and more time spent exploring and learning in research laboratories throughout campus.

Boldly Going Where No Plant Has Gone Before

Jun 27, 2018, 2:34 PM

Joe Chappell in the College of Pharmacy is partnering with Space Tango to test whether sending plants to space increases their ability to produce healing properties.

UK Researchers Publish Study on New Therapy to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

May 22, 2018, 8:34 AM

In an article recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Drs. Lofwall and Walsh studied the efficacy and safety of buprenorphine delivered as a weekly or monthly injection for moderate-to-severe opioid use disorder.

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