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There’s a small fire isolated in your kitchen. If you had the right tool, you might be able to put it out. But before you can, the sprinklers turn on and flood your entire house. An automatic response to an issue has now damaged everything you own.
University of Kentucky researcher and internationally recognized Alzheimer’s disease expert Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., has received one of the field’s highest honors, the Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Disease Research.
Two UK College of Medicine researchers have received a grant award from the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, part of more than $30 million the commission distributed this year to over 100 organizations statewide.
When a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023, it released more than 115,000 gallons of vinyl chloride into the surrounding community. Although much of the early attention focused on immediate health concerns, a quieter danger may be unfolding in the livers of residents who were exposed, and a team of University of Ke
Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have uncovered evidence that a single genetic variant may influence the risk of two of the diseases people fear most — dementia and cancer — but in opposite ways.
For some Kentucky families, seeing a pediatric subspecialist once meant several hours on the road or leaving the state entirely. In rural parts of the state where rates of respiratory disease remain high, access to advanced care can shape the course of a child’s life.
A growing body of research suggests that sleep may be more than a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease — it may also play a role in how the disease develops and progresses.
Greg A. Gerhardt, Ph.D., a professor in the UK College of Medicine’s Department of Neuroscience and holds the Charles D. Lucas Jr. Professorship for Parkinson’s Disease Research, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor.
The University of Kentucky Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) program is currently accepting applications from all UK colleges for scholars and associates interested in research to advance women’s health and address sex differences.
The University of Kentucky has been awarded a prestigious $11.3 million Phase 2 Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health.
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is excited to share the winners of the fifth annual Mission, Values, and Pillar Awards.
A new study from researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is exploring whether a drug originally developed to combat neuroinflammation in dementia could also help reduce the harmful brain inflammation associated with alcohol withdrawal — a discovery that could eventually open n
Clinical trials are often associated with new treatments, breakthrough findings, and the promise of what comes next. What is less visible is the hard work behind the scenes that makes those moments possible.
More than 120 poster presentations and a full day of lectures, oral abstracts and networking brought together researchers, clinicians, trainees and staff May 13 for the 16th annual Markey Cancer Center Research Day at the University of Kentucky.
The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has announced the 11 students selected for the 2026 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program. [Of the 11 students, 5 are from the College of Medicine.]
Five University of Kentucky faculty members received the 2026 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for their exceptional leadership and support of student researchers.
Last week, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved 17 University Research Professors for the 2026-27 academic year.
Two University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have each received a Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS), securing a combined $1.9 million to fund laboratory studies that may lead to new or more effective treatments for patients with few options.
For decades, the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has helped shape how the world understands Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias — from groundbreaking discoveries to leading clinical trials that are changing what’s possible for patients and families.