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UK’s Sanders-Brown Researchers Discover Polyamines Prevent Collection of Alzheimer’s Disease Protein

A published study focused on polyamines, molecules produced by our own cells and found in the foods we eat. Polyamine supplementation could boost mitochondrial function and memory as we age.

CAER’s Santillan-Jimenez Receives Fulbright Specialist Award

The project aims to exchange knowledge and establish global partnerships within engineering education.

HEAL, Voices of Hope to Host Transformational Housing Learning Collaborative

UK’s HEALing Communities Study and Voices of Hope are teaming up for the free virtual June Learning Collaborative, “Come as You Are: Transformational Housing.”

New UK Research May Offer Hope for Alzheimer’s Patients

UK Neuroscience Professor Greg Gerhardt's new research program will provide answers to questions about the role of neurotransmitters in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

UK Partners With NASA to Help Launch $15 Million Space Technology Research Institute

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are working with NASA to advance key technologies for exploring the moon, Mars and beyond.

UK Research on Beige Fat Formation for Improved Glucose Metabolism Highlighted by NIDDK

Research led by Dr. Philip Kern was recently highlighted by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

UK Research Could Lead to Treatment for Aortic Aneurysms

Thanks to a $5.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a College of Medicine team will study the culprit behind thoracic aortic aneurysms, which could lead to treating the potentially deadly disease.

UK Agriculture, Nurse Researchers’ Farmers’ Dinner Theater Grows Safety, Mental Health Awareness in Rural Kentucky

The innovative theater model was created as a way to educate farmers about occupational health and safety risks.

UK's Vasquez Heilig Named to Hispanics in Higher Education Board

College of Education Dean Julian Vasquez Heilig has been appointed to the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Board of Directors. His three-year term begins July 1.

Daily Persistent Headaches in Adolescents Can Be Related to Covid-19

Although these headaches cause significant suffering by affecting the quality of life, there is no evidence that they may result in permanent damage.

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