UK Research News

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Conference Looks at Neurological Issues in the Pregnant Patient

Aug 7, 2019, 8:38 AM

The UK College of Medicine will host the 2019 Obstetrical Neurology Conference on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 for faculty, providers and trainees in neurology, obstetrics, anesthesia and women's health interested in neurological issues in the pregnant patient.

$3.2 Million Grant Helps Families Access Diagnostic Hearing Tests for Infants

Jul 12, 2019, 8:52 AM

For families of newborns who need follow-up diagnostic hearing testing, accessing those tests can be challenging. A new project, CHHIRP, aims to improve the process by pairing families with patient navigators who have been through the experience themselves.

Study Links Smoking During Pregnancy With Increase in Obesity Later in Baby's Life

Jan 11, 2019, 11:13 AM

Working with the UK Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a group led by Kevin Pearson in UK's Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences was able to identify a potential cellular mechanism that connects a mother's smoking while pregnant with an increased risk of offspring obesity later in life.

UK Research Links Signaling Pathways to Combatting Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Oct 19, 2018, 8:46 AM

Researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine have discovered that targeting a specific signaling pathway could potentially provide a new therapeutic avenue for treating Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, the most severe fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

UK Receives $4.9 Million to Expand Program for Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Kentucky

May 8, 2018, 10:26 AM

With a $4.9 million contract from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the University of Kentucky will expand and improve treatment for pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural areas of Kentucky through the PATHways program.