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Cardiovascular Research Spotlighted During Multiday Event

Sep 14, 2021, 7:24 AM

Hosted by the University of Kentucky Saha Cardiovascular Research Center and the UK Gill Heart & Vascular Institute, the event celebrates innovative research in cardiovascular health.

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VITAL: an alliance building the infrastructure to expand UK's disease research capability

May 28, 2021, 10:50 AM

The short game of VITAL is to generate publications and collaborate on grants that fund critical research projects. The long game is a much greater goal.

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UK Professor Awarded $1.9M for Sepsis Research

May 6, 2021, 7:48 AM

Xiangan Li, a professor in the Department of Physiology and the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, received a prestigious R35 grant from the NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), which will fund sepsis research in his lab over the next five years.

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Nursing Researcher Awarded $2.8 Million Contract to Study Link Between Heart Disease and Depression

Nov 20, 2020, 8:23 AM

Depression can be harder to address in rural parts of Kentucky where not only is there a shortage of mental health providers, there is a stigma surrounding mental health.

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UK Cardiologist Discovers 'Game Changer' Therapy for Heart Failure Patients

Oct 27, 2020, 8:40 AM

Dr. Emma Birks, UK HealthCare's heart failure section chief, is working on a new treatment therapy that recovers the hearts of some patients with advanced-stage chronic heart failure and ultimately cut down the number of heart transplants needed.

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Nursing Researcher Awarded $2.5 Million to Address Health Issues in Rural Kentucky

Oct 9, 2020, 8:41 AM

Mudd-Martin is testing the effectiveness of two interventions aimed at encouraging healthy behaviors such as physical activity, healthy eating and smoking cessation for the populations of rural areas of Bourbon, Rowan, Nicholas and other nearby counties.

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Daugherty Appointed to Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Scientific Board

Sep 3, 2020, 8:44 AM

The mission of Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation is to develop medical students throughout their careers into the next generation of leaders in cardiovascular innovation, research and medicine by providing mentored research experience and lifelong community.

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UK Study Leads to Better Understanding of Blood Pressure Regulation, Atherosclerosis

Sep 2, 2020, 8:47 AM

A new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study provides insight into how a protein called angiotensinogen (AGT) contributes to blood pressure regulation and atherosclerosis.

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New $6.6 Million UK Study Could Change What We Know About Platelets

Apr 29, 2020, 8:39 AM

“Both areas will answer important questions about how platelets work, which could directly contribute to drug development for human diseases, especially thrombotic diseases and chronic viremia,” Whiteheart said.

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Ann Stowe: Understanding Stroke Recovery

Feb 19, 2020, 8:13 AM

In this edition of People Behind Our Research, UK's Ann Stowe explains her work to understand how inflammation after stroke can be shaped to support rewiring in the brain and recovery of function that might be lost with injury.

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