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Research Volunteers Drive Discoveries at Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

Aug 5, 2019, 9:15 AM

Thanks to volunteers, SBCoA has played a role in many landmark discoveries, including debunking the theories that aluminum or mercury cause Alzheimer's, identifying so-called "AD mimics", and proving that there are changes in the brain decades before there are outward symptoms of AD.

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UK Entomologist Receives NSF Grant to Study Antarctic Insects

Aug 2, 2019, 9:13 AM

An international team of researchers led by the University of Kentucky’s Nick Teets has received more than $700,000 from the National Science Foundation to study midges in Antarctica.

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UK Physician Helps Develop New Curriculum for Substance Use Disorder Care

Aug 2, 2019, 9:04 AM

Dr. Michelle Lofwall, UK College of Medicine, is one of three national addiction physician experts who led a team of healthcare professionals in developing a new core curriculum designed to educate primary care providers on the prevention, assessment and treatment of substance use disorders (SUD) throughout the continuum of care.

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Record-breaking Research Awards Power UK Innovation

Aug 1, 2019, 8:13 AM

University of Kentucky (UK) faculty received $417.1 million in competitive research awards last fiscal year, a record-breaking increase of $83 million over the previous year.

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UK Transplant Researchers Seek to Fight Organ Rejection Through New Trial

Jul 31, 2019, 9:12 AM

A new clinical trial at the UK Transplant Center seeks to change how the body reacts to a newly transplanted kidney.

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UK Researcher: How Families With Same-Sex Parents Resolve Conflict Has Impact

Jul 30, 2019, 8:46 AM

Farr previously reported that children adopted by lesbian, gay and heterosexual parents are well-adjusted over time. Her most recent study, co-authored by doctoral students Sam Bruun and Kyle Simon, focuses on these same adopted children but goes a step further.

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Williams is National Black Nurses Association's Nurse Researcher of the Year

Jul 30, 2019, 8:41 AM

Lovoria Williams, Ph.D., was recognized for her work to deliver community-based interventions that reduce health disparities among minority and medically-underserved populations.

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Payne Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Jul 30, 2019, 8:37 AM

The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers.

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UK Launches New Website for HEALing Communities Study Updates

Jul 29, 2019, 8:27 AM

The University of Kentucky has launched a new website for information, news-related updates and excerpts regarding their recently awarded $87 million HEALing Communities Study cooperative agreement.

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Preclinical Study of Therapeutic Strategy for Lafora Disease Shows Promise

Jul 26, 2019, 8:56 AM

A team of scientists have designed and tested a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for treating Lafora Disease (LD), a fatal form of childhood epilepsy.

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