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"
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Behind the Blue: Sanders-Brown Director Linda Van Eldik Looks to the Future of Alzheimer's Research
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 3, 2019) — Alzheimer's disease wreaks emotional havoc on patients, who are robbed of their memories, their dignity, and their lives. It’s financially devastating as well: care for Alzheimer's patients is predicted to top $1 trillion by about the time children born today are having children of their own.
Annual Report Spotlights UK Research Impact on Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 19, 2019) — What impact does University of Kentucky research have on the Commonwealth? The UK Research 2018 Annual Report provides a snapshot of UK’s research: from the opening of the Healthy Kentucky Research Building, to statewide economic impact and national R&D rankings, to innovative federally funded research projects in the six areas that fall under a new program — the Research Priorities Initiative.
