What if we could pinpoint a hereditary cause for Alzheimer's, and intervene to reduce the risk of the disease? We may be closer to that goal, thanks to a team at the University of Kentucky. Researchers affiliated with the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have completed new work in Alzheimer's genetics; the research is detailed in a paper published today in the Journal of Neuroscience. Emerging evidence indicates that, much like in the case of high cholesterol, some Alzheimer's disease risk is inherited while the remainder is environmental.
First on the day's schedule was an 8 a.m. neuroanatomy class, followed by neuropathology and neurosurgery lectures. Later in the day, it was off to the Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Lab and the Patient Simulation Lab. For 32 minority students, a unique program provided an intensive 'day in the life" of a UK medical student. Along with a sample of courses, it also provided time to network with medical school administrators, faculty and current students. And for some, it was even time to envision themselves as part of a future class. On Monday, Aug.

Over the next year, NIH will begin requiring an eRA Commons ID for all individuals in graduate and undergraduate roles who participate in NIH-funded projects for at least one month or more. To read more about this change in policy, click here.

The Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK) through the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, along with Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) and the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA), is interested in funding efforts to support Healthy Rural Communities. This program provides funds to rural hospitals and healthcare coalitions to assist them in addressing health issues in their communities.

As previously announced, NIH will require electronic submission for all P01, P20, P50 and U19 applications intended for due dates on or after September 25, 2013. NIH will hold a webinar on Tuesday, August 13, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m., to help potential applicants get acquainted with ASSIST, NIH’s system for electronic submission of multi-project applications.

We offer learning opportunities in inpatient, outpatient and emergency psychiatric care in many different settings. There are also highly regarded research, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), forensic, addiction and many other elective experiences available to residents.

As a native Kentuckian, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Dr. Susanne Arnold understands many of the health issues our state faces — and focusing on the problems that hit hardest close to home has kept her motivated in her work.

"I got into research in Appalachia because I'm an eighth-generation Kentuckian, and my father, who was also a doctor and researcher, was a seventh-generation Kentuckian," Arnold said. "I learned a very valuable lesson from him — that we can't make progress in the treatment of diseases without being invested in the research that we do."

As a native Kentuckian, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Dr. Susanne Arnold understands many of the health issues our state faces — and focusing on the problems that hit hardest close to home has kept her motivated in her work.

"I got into research in Appalachia because I'm an eighth-generation Kentuckian, and my father, who was also a doctor and researcher, was a seventh-generation Kentuckian," Arnold said. "I learned a very valuable lesson from him — that we can't make progress in the treatment of diseases without being invested in the research that we do."

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