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UK Program Improving the Lives of Children With Disabilities

Jan 26, 2022, 7:06 AM

A new University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) program is equipping health and education professionals with the specialized skills and knowledge needed to effectively care for children with developmental disabilities.

UK Study: Healthy Dietary Intake Associated With Lower Brain Iron, Better Cognition in Older Adults

Aug 26, 2021, 7:47 AM

A new research study suggests that higher intake of specific nutrients can be associated with lower brain iron concentration and better cognitive performance in older adults.

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African American Research Training Scholars Present Neuroscience Research at 1st Symposium

Aug 18, 2021, 7:36 AM

The University of Kentucky Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) hosted a symposium last week featuring its first class of African American Research Training Scholars (AARTS).

Kentucky LEND to Train Providers to Serve Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Jul 1, 2021, 8:37 AM

The Human Development Institute (HDI) will be leading an effort to improve capacity of health care to serve children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families throughout Kentucky.

UK Neuroscience Research Priority Area Brings Diverse Groups Together to Advance Studies

Jun 30, 2021, 7:50 AM

The Research Priority Area supports a "collaborative matrix," bringing together diverse groups of investigators, trainees and research groups from nine different colleges across the university campus.

UK HealthCare, Partners Receive Prestigious CDC Grant to Improve Stroke Care, Outcomes in Kentucky

Jun 24, 2021, 7:22 AM

The grant will allow coordination and expansion of existing efforts to improve stroke-related health outcomes.

New UK Research May Offer Hope for Alzheimer’s Patients

Jun 4, 2021, 6:59 AM

UK Neuroscience Professor Greg Gerhardt's new research program will provide answers to questions about the role of neurotransmitters in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

University of Kentucky Researchers Discover Fundamental Roles of Glucosamine in Brain

May 26, 2021, 2:41 PM

The discovery could yield a key insight which could have broad implications for understanding neurological changes associated with aging.

Goldstein Elected to American Academy of Neurology Board of Directors

Apr 16, 2021, 8:33 AM

Goldstein also is co-director of the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, co-director of the UK Neuroscience Research Priority Area and interim director of the UK-Norton Healthcare Stroke Care Network. Goldstein’s two-year term on the board of directors begins later this month.

Experimental Treatment Shows Promise in Treating Traumatic Brain Injury

Mar 1, 2021, 8:02 PM

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBO) is a treatment that is now being experimentally studied in adult patients with severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is a specialized way, using a pressure chamber, to dramatically increase the amount of oxygen delivered to body tissues.

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