UK Sports Medicine’s Performs First MACI Cartilage Repair in Kentucky and Midwest
Dr. Nathan Vanderford Named Recipient of UK Alumni Association 2017 Great Teacher Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 1, 2017) ― Six University of Kentucky educators were named recipients of the UK Alumni Association 2017 Great Teacher Award Tuesday night.
The recipients are:
UK Celebrates its 2017 Great Teacher Award Winners
Six University of Kentucky educators were named recipients of the UK Alumni Association 2017 Great Teacher Award Tuesday night.
The recipients are:
UK Psychiatry Walks for Warmth to Support Homeless Community in Lexington
University of Kentucky to Develop Medical School Regional Campus in Partnership with NKU and St. Elizabeth Healthcare
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine announced Monday plans to develop a regional medical school campus in Northern Kentucky for four-year medical education. The program is the third regional medical school campus announced by UK designed to increase the overall number of physicians in the Commonwealth. Four-year regional campuses have been proposed in Bowling Green and Morehead; the campus at Bowling Green is projected to begin enrolling students in 2018, and Morehead sometime thereafter.
UK's 2017 DanceBlue Raises Nearly $1.8 Million for Pediatric Cancer Patients
UK Researchers Report Connection between Intimate Partner Violence and Barriers to Cancer Recovery
Neurology Resident's Study, Published in Stroke, Proposes Change to FAST Mnemonic for Stroke
Organizations like the American Heart Association have promoted the FAST concept to help people recognize the symptoms of stroke.
FAST stands for Face, Arm, Speech and Time – the last letter a reminder to seek treatment immediately because strokes can be debilitating or even deadly.
However, a study published in a recent issue of Stroke and authored by a resident physician at the University of Kentucky might signal a sea change in how we educate lay people and first responders to look for stroke.
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Parkinson's disease research and treatment with Dr. Craig van Horne
Parkinson’s disease is a long-term, progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. An estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s. The symptoms for the disease usually develop slowly over time, and among the obvious are shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement, and difficulty in walking. Currently, there is no cure for Parkinson’s, though there are medications that can slow the progression of symptoms.
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Highlighting Recent Publications by Physiology Faculty Mariana Nikolova-Karakashian, PhD
Nolan, M. W., T. L. Gieger, A. A. Karakashian, M. N. Nikolova-Karakashian, L. P. Posner, D. M. Roback, J. N. Rivera, and S. Chang. "Outcomes of Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy (Grid) for Bulky Soft Tissue Sarcomas in a Large Animal Model." Technol Cancer Res Treat (Jan 01 2017): 1533034617690980. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1533034617690980.
