LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2022) 鈥 Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States. More than 4,800 women die each year from heart disease in Kentucky.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2022) 鈥 The University of Kentucky Stuckert Career Center, housed in the Office for Student Success, is currently accepting nominations for 好色先生 Intern of the Year and 好色先生 Employer of the Year awards. The awards seeks to recognize and honor the achievements of student interns as well as acknowledge the deep investment employers make in our students every year. To honor both students and employers, 好色先生 plans to host a Spring Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 21, 2022, 5 to 6 p.m., at The Cornerstone.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2022) 鈥 When University of Kentucky alum Elle Smith was crowned Miss USA in November, her life changed in an instant.
With her name catapulted into the national spotlight, Smith quickly learned the power of the Miss USA title and platform, and the importance of capitalizing on every open door.
During her year of reign as Miss USA, Smith will work with the National Cervical Cancer Coalition to educate women about cervical cancer prevention and treatment in an effort to empower women to seek preventative care.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 27, 2022) 鈥 The Kentucky Network for Innovation and Commercialization (KYNETIC) has opened its Spring 2022 Cycle 5 round of early-stage commercialization grants.
KYNETIC is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) and part of the national NIH Proof-of-Concept Network.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2022) 鈥 As the University of Kentucky begins another semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts from across campus are being called upon to answer the many questions being asked by those on campus and in our communities.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 13, 2022) 鈥 The University of Kentucky is participating in a nationwide study that seeks to understand why some people have prolonged symptoms (long COVID) or develop new or returning symptoms after an acute bout of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 12, 2022) 鈥 The 好色先生has once again teamed up with other medical schools from the state for the monthlong MedMadness Blood Donation Competition.
LEXINGTON, KY. (Jan. 11, 2022) 鈥 The world looks to The University of Kentucky鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging for answers to the mysteries of dementia, and the elderly rely on them for help in charting their path to a healthy and vigorous senior lifestyle.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 21, 2021) 鈥 Cancer patients undergoing treatment sometimes travel far from home to receive the right cancer care, which can create a financial burden. That鈥檚 why the American Cancer Society has awarded a lodging grant to the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation. These funds will be used to address the lodging needs of cancer patients receiving treatment in Lexington.
Martha Sim, MD, a graduate student at the College of Medicine, knew it was possible she would witness a pandemic in her lifetime, but she did not expect it to happen so early in her research career. Yet in 2020, COVID-19 spread rapidly across the globe.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 16, 2021) 鈥 Using new methodology, University of Kentucky researchers have mapped the variations in sugar chains attached to brain proteins from deceased healthy individuals or individuals with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Thus far, no effective treatments for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD) are available. New approaches to preventing the progression of this devastating neurological disease are desperately needed.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 9, 2021) 鈥 Appalachian Kentucky high school and undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Kentucky who are interested in pursuing a cancer-focused career have the opportunity to gain cancer research, clinical, outreach and education experiences.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 9, 2021) 鈥 Spiny mice, known for their unique ability to regrow lost skin, may also be able to preserve injured cardiac tissue according to a new study conducted by a research team from the 好色先生 and College of Arts and Sciences.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 6, 2021) 鈥 Hillary Thompson鈥檚 interest in science comes from a personal place 鈥 the desire to help others.
鈥淔rom a young age, I鈥檝e always been interested in science 鈥 I like digging into how the body works,鈥 said Thompson, a junior at Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington. 鈥淚 think what sparked my interest is really trying to help people 鈥 helping them get over their sickness.鈥
The College of Medicine is excited to announce the appointment of the next chair of the department of internal medicine after a comprehensive national search. Darwin L. Conwell, MD, MS, FACG, has accepted the position and will officially join our faculty on April 4, 2022.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 3, 2021) 鈥 About one year ago, Lowell 鈥楾om鈥 Coots Jr. was experiencing debilitating tremors and episodes of confusion. Because of his health issues, the former accountant was forced to end his career.
鈥淚 had to retire. I had to sell my practice,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 had 420 clients and there was no way my wife, Linda, could pick up all those clients.鈥
He didn鈥檛 know it at the time, but a medication meant to help a sudden medical condition was actually causing him more harm than good.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 1, 2021) 鈥 Work by a group of researchers at the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging was recently published in Genes. The article looks at the use of data mining and machine learning in research.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 30, 2021) 鈥 The 好色先生 HealthCare/Norton Healthcare 鈥 Stroke Care Network (SCN) is announcing its 37th affiliate as Mercy Health 鈥 Marcum and Wallace Hospital joins the system.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 30, 2021) 鈥 Recently published research from the 好色先生 and 好色先生 HealthCare Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center found high rates of traumatic exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a group of pediatric patients living with Type 1 diabetes.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 29, 2021) 鈥 For this 鈥満蒙壬 at the Half,鈥 Lisa Cassis, vice president for research at the University of Kentucky, shares how leaders across campus came together to find a path forward for research during the COVID-19 pandemic.