HAZARD, Ky. (Aug. 19, 2020) — The 6th Annual Appalachian Research Day (ARD): Come Sit on the Porch will be held as a virtual seminar series, beginning Sept. 16, 2020. ARD is an annual event hosted by the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) to share results of health research conducted with communities in Appalachia.
UK’s Sanders-Brown, Penn Researchers Provide Insights into Newly Characterized Form of Dementia
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2020) — Working with their colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, researchers at the University of Kentucky have found that they can differentiate between subtypes of dementia inducing brain disease.
Sanders-Brown Study Leads to Potential New Treatment Approach for Alzheimer’s Disease
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2020) — Research looking at a possible new therapeutic approach for Alzheimer’s disease was recently published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation.
Nominate your colleagues for a WIMS award
Dear Colleagues,
The Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) Executive Committee invites you to recognize your fellow colleagues who encourage and support women in their academic and professional endeavors in the College of Medicine. There are four awards to be given to members of the UK College of Medicine community:
Congratulations to the women who were promoted this year in the UK College of Medicine!
Registration, Calls for Poster Abstracts Now Open for Annual CERH Appalachian Research Day
ED HCV Team recognized for excellence!
Medical Illustrators Offer Useful Services to Faculty
When flipping through almost any medical textbook or research publication, one will find that paragraphs of text are typically broken up with elaborate graphics illustrating the complex scientific processes and information.
These graphics are the work of medical illustrators, professional artists with advanced training in both science and visual communication. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine has two, Thomas Dolan and Matthew Hazzard, who are instrumental in their ability to enhance medical instruction, patient education, and research within the college.
Educators Create Engaging Online Workshop for Integrated Biomedical Sciences Students
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an ever-changing environment requiring quick adjustment, especially in the field of research. In response to the pandemic, scientists at UK ceased non-essential research activity in the spring, and education was moved to online platforms.
While these measures were necessary to ensure safety for faculty and learners, graduate students in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) PhD program saw their progress interrupted.
New WildcatEM.com website published!
‘Thank God for a Kidney Stone’ – Middlesboro Man’s Diagnosis Leads to Cancer Discovery
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 24, 2020) – Kidney stones are infamously painful. Even at their tiniest size, these mineral deposits can wreak havoc as they exit the kidneys, leading to the type of breathtaking pain that’s often compared to the experience of giving birth.
But for Middlesboro resident Michael Slusher, that pain turned out to be a wake-up call for something much more serious.
“I’m probably the only person who says, ‘Thank God for a kidney stone,’” he said. “Because it discovered my kidney cancer before it metastasized.”
