The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center’s Department of Radiation Medicine recently completed a major renovation, including the installation of new cutting-edge technology.

The renovation includes a new Halcyon treatment system (the latest Varian linear accelerator platform), computerized tomography scanning on rails integrated into a new centrally located brachytherapy suite, expanded conference room, and an expansion/redesign of the reception area.

Students face challenges today that generations before them couldn’t even dream of. From using technology in the classroom to the pressures they feel from social media, the college experience today is monumentally different than it used to be.

Students come to college to express themselves in a way that they may have always wanted to, but never thought they could. With open hearts and minds, they leave their routine they’ve always known, ready to find themselves – whatever that means to them.

A couple dozen bikers raised about $3,000 on Saturday during the fifth annual Alzheimer’s Ride for a Cure.

Arriving at the Sheriff’s Posse facility on Witty Lane, the route had not yet been released, and the bikers gathered in a small group to hear the directions of where they’d be headed.

First, they were going to Princeton, where they’d hang a left and work their way over to Land Between the Lakes for a stop at the welcome center on the Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway, commonly referred to as just “The Trace.”

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 1, 2016) —The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Alzheimer's Disease Center (ADC) has been awarded an $8.25 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue and further research and clinical initiatives geared toward treating Alzheimer's disease.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 3, 2016) –  Because Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia, many people use the two terms interchangeably. But inadequate blood flow to the brain due to microinfarcts, mini-strokes, or strokes is a hallmark of a disease called Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID). VCID is the second most common cause of dementia, and the two are not mutually exclusive – researchers estimate that 40-60% of Alzheimer’s disease patients also have VCID.

A recently published a report on the failing water system of Martin County in Eastern Kentucky finds that almost half of the county’s residents cannot afford their current water service. Residents and county advocates are now asking for a termination in rate increases, as they are already paying some of the highest water bills in the state.

Center faculty and staff recently published CHSR's FY 2019 Annual Report which covers its activities from July 2018 through June 2019. It includes the accomplishments of the Data Analytics and Statistical Analysis Core (DASC), the Office for Value and Innovation in Healthcare Delivery (OVIHD), and the Research support unit during FY 2019.

Read the full report here.