Car crashes, motorcycle accidents, falls from a rooftop or a cliff, gunshot wounds and even injuries from tornadoes. These are some of the types of incidents that can lead to being rushed to the hospital.
SCoBIRC Symposium Receives Broad Attendance
The 24th Annual Kentucky Spinal Cord & Head Injury Research Trust Symposium, was held on Thursday, May 10, 2018, in the Lee T. Todd, Jr. Building at the University of Kentucky.
Prominent researchers in the fields of spinal cord and traumatic brain injury from across the nation joined the UK Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) faculty to share information focused on two themes: long-term consequences of neurotrauma and research along the translational spectrum.
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King's Daughters joins Markey Affiliate Network
King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky., has entered into a new affiliation with the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center.
By becoming a UK Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network member, King's Daughters can offer patients in eastern Kentucky, southern Ohio and West Virginia access to additional specialty and subspecialty care, including clinical trials and advanced technology, while allowing them to stay closer to home for most treatments.
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Brain Surgery shouldn't be scary, says UK Pediatric Neurosurgeon
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When Minutes Matter, UK's Level-1 Pediatric and Adult Trauma Centers Can Mean the Difference in Life or Death
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PDO Funding Alert - NIH- NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award
PDO Funding Alert - NIH- NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award (K01 – Clinical Trial Required)
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS <http://www.ninds.nih.gov/> )
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Your brain on Skittles: It may not be telling you the truth.
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Department of Physiology faculty member Tim McClintock is President-Elect of the International Society of Neurogastronomy.
Your brain on Skittles: It may not be telling you the truth.
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St. Elizabeth Healthcare Joins Markey Affiliate Network
St. Elizabeth Healthcare announced Friday that it has joined the Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network, further expanding its relationship with the University of Kentucky.
The UK Markey Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Kentucky. By joining the UK Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network, St. Elizabeth Healthcare will now be able to further enhance care available to patients in Northern Kentucky, while allowing patients to stay closer to home and their support systems for most treatments.
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Training Kentucky's Next Generation of Cancer Fighters
For Carrigan Wasilchenko – and so many others hailing from Eastern Kentucky – cancer is not just a public health issue. It's also a problem that hits far too close to home.
"I don't think I know one person who doesn't know someone who's been affected by cancer in some way," said Wasilchenko, whose mother and grandmother both had cancer. "It's very personal."
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NIH T32 PIs and Administrators--Important Changes related to the Transition to xTRACT System
Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices