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New Kentucky Public Health Commissioner to Speak at Appalachian Research Day

Sep 11, 2019, 8:53 AM

Kentucky’s newly appointed Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Angela T. Dearinger will speak at the fifth annual Appalachian Research Day: Come Sit on the Porch

UK’s KIPRC Awarded $23 Million to Help Fight Opioid Epidemic

Sep 6, 2019, 10:17 AM

The University of Kentucky’s Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) has been awarded a three-year, $23 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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What Drives Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes? Not Glucose, Says New Research

Aug 30, 2019, 8:52 AM

Research led by Barbara Nikolajczyk, Ph.D., disproved the conventional wisdom that glucose was the primary driver of chronic inflammation in Type 2 diabetes.

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Markey’s ACTION Program Hosts Inaugural Summer Residential Program

Aug 13, 2019, 1:26 PM

This summer, high school students from Appalachian Kentucky spent five weeks at UK gathering real-life experience in oncology training and research as part of the UK Markey Cancer Center's successful ACTION Program.

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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.

Registration Now Open for Inaugural Inclusive Health Summit

Aug 5, 2019, 9:19 AM

The UK Inclusive Health Partnerships and the UK Health Transform Clinic are partnering to host the first of its kind Inclusive Health Summit Saturday, Sept. 7, to provide the university community with an opportunity to engage in conversation about health disparities and creating inclusive clinical spaces.

Research Volunteers Drive Discoveries at Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

Aug 5, 2019, 9:15 AM

Thanks to volunteers, SBCoA has played a role in many landmark discoveries, including debunking the theories that aluminum or mercury cause Alzheimer's, identifying so-called "AD mimics", and proving that there are changes in the brain decades before there are outward symptoms of AD.

UK Physician Helps Develop New Curriculum for Substance Use Disorder Care

Aug 2, 2019, 9:04 AM

Dr. Michelle Lofwall, UK College of Medicine, is one of three national addiction physician experts who led a team of healthcare professionals in developing a new core curriculum designed to educate primary care providers on the prevention, assessment and treatment of substance use disorders (SUD) throughout the continuum of care.

UK Transplant Researchers Seek to Fight Organ Rejection Through New Trial

Jul 31, 2019, 9:12 AM

A new clinical trial at the UK Transplant Center seeks to change how the body reacts to a newly transplanted kidney.

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Preclinical Study of Therapeutic Strategy for Lafora Disease Shows Promise

Jul 26, 2019, 8:56 AM

A team of scientists have designed and tested a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for treating Lafora Disease (LD), a fatal form of childhood epilepsy.

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