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A new study published by UK Markey Cancer Center researchers suggests that the common steroid betamethasone could be used to reduce unwanted side effects of radiation treatments for prostate cancer.

Theodore Schatzki, Ph.D., professor of geography, and of philosophy and sociology, in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors for 2022-23.

A new study published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment details the experiences of Black adults in drug treatment and their providers. The study authors hope it will inform changes to promote successful recovery and healing.  

Clare Rittschof, Ph.D., is the recipient of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for her project titled “Signal to Noise: How Complex Social Information Regulates Brain Genomics and Behavior.”

A team of cardiologists, scientists, and engineers at the University of Kentucky and beyond will create computer models to optimize therapy plans for patients with heart failure.

The latest results from a Youth One Year Out (YOYO) survey, part of a federal data collection effort regarding the transitional experiences of students with disabilities one year after their high school exit.

Peter T. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and director of neuropathology at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors.

Health care providers and students from UK's Shoulder-to-Shoulder Global program are helping to deliver access to clean water and sanitation, reducing the risk of waterborne diseases in Ecuador.

A University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension specialist offers advice to help with the overwhelming process of cleaning and recovery after the historic flooding in Eastern Kentucky.

Last December, an EF4 tornado with 180 miles per hour winds moved across Western Kentucky leaving behind catastrophic damage. People across the Commonwealth and beyond jumped into action, including an undergraduate student from the University of Kentucky.