UK to Host 2020 Appalachian Studies Association Conference
The 43rd Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) Conference will be held at the University of Kentucky March 12-15, 2020, for the first time in the organization's history, inpartnership with the University of Kentucky’s Appalachian Center, College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate Appalachian Research Community (GARC)
UK Otolaryngology Bids Farewell to 2019 Chief Residents
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Designates UK HealthCare as New Care Center Network Site
Department of Defense approves multi-million dollar award for UK research project
By Josh Shepherd
$3.2 Million Grant Helps Families Access Diagnostic Hearing Tests for Infants
Kristi Grider still tears up when she talks about the day she took her two-month-old son, Kenton, now seven years old, for follow-up hearing testing. His newborn hearing screen, which almost all children receive in U.S. hospitals before they go home, had indicated a potential abnormality, but she was told that her baby probably just had fluid in his ears and that she needn’t worry.
New Clinic Will Serve People with Substance Use Disorders
An estimated 21 million Americans struggle with substance use disorders each year. Unfortunately, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, only about 10 percent of those people are able to access treatment. Few regions have been hit harder by the drug epidemic than Kentucky and need increased access to evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders. The University of Kentucky Department of Psychiatry saw that need and developed a new clinic to better support patients.
For UK's Surgery Residents, ArtsCAFE is a Place for Support and Expression
By Hilary Brown
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UK Neurologist Pens Editorial About Lack of Minority Representation in MS Drug Research
In an editorial published in CNS Spectrums, Dr. Jay Avasarala takes the research community to task for its lack of minority representation in Phase III clinical trials for drugs to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Markey Cancer Center at Lexington Clinic Begins Providing Services
Recent Faculty Publication: "Elevated myonuclear density during skeletal muscle hypertrophy in response to training is reversed during detraining"
View the epub on physiology.org by clicking here.
