Andrew DeFilippis, M.D., M.Sc., will study archived blood samples from thousands of patients to determine whether the presence of certain lipids in a person’s bloodstream can be used to pinpoint women at risk for having a heart attack.
University of Louisville School of Dentistry researchers have found a bacterial species responsible for gum disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis, is present in 61 percent of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).
Three organizations have released a joint position statement representing evidence-based opinions on nutrition factors that influence athletic performance and emerging trends in sports nutrition.
After a motorcycle accident at age 19 left Sasha Rabchevsky paralyzed from the chest down, he pursued a career of discovery to understand his condition and if not cure it, figure out why there is no cure.
An experimental drug may aid patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), for which there is currently no effective treatment to prevent increased risk of dementia or other neurologic complications.
A University of Louisville study published today in Health Affairs, found low-income Kentuckians without health insurance declined by 68 percent from 35 percent uninsured at the end of 2013 to 11 percent in late 2014.
In a study of patients entering the hospital for acute stroke, researchers have increased their understanding of an association between certain types of stroke and the presence of the oral bacteria (cnm-positive Streptococcus mutans).
Even people with the best intentions to get heart-healthy in the new year become discouraged. By now more than a third of us have abandoned our resolutions. Dr. Gretchen Wells says we don't need strenuous exercise to see results.
Final results for the Sunbelt Melanoma Trial, published online this month in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, show that thanks to current diagnostic techniques, most stage III melanoma patients do not benefit from treatment with interferon.
Daniel J. Conklin of the University of Louisville will share new data showing that e-cigarettes have been shown to speed up atherosclerosis – the plaque-causing disease that leads to heart attack, stroke and peripheral arterial disease.
Microorganisms in the gut could play a role in reducing the severity of malaria, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the University of Louisville.
Addressing the growing need for geoscientists and an approaching workforce shortage, the "Full STEAM Ahead" program will not only aim to attract more students into the field, but also more diverse students, a challenge geosciences has dealt with for years.
The chair of family and geriatric medicine at the University of Medicine is one of four new members named to the 16-member panel that makes national recommendations about clinical preventive services.
Many believe that heart health involves strenuous tasks and countless hours at the gym. But just 30 minutes of exercise five out of seven days a week can reduce heart attack risk by up to 50 percent.
Lots of people look forward to the Super Bowl as much for the halftime show as the game itself, and a University of Kentucky alumnus has been part of making several of those shows happen. James Casalino turned his love for engineering and the theatre into a career designing sets for everything from television shows to the Super Bowl halftime show.
When University of Kentucky Professor Samson Cheung's son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, he revamped his research focus to meet the challenge. Now, he's inventing new technologies to aid children, therapists and teachers.
The Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging at the University of Louisville will host its inaugural Optimal Aging Conference June 12-14 in Louisville.
Researchers have begun to explore in earnest the concept of "mixed vascular dementia," but until recently there was no reliable animal model. When Donna Wilcock of the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging discovered that a special diet deficient in B vitamins induced cognitive impairment in mice, she gave science the animal model it needed, plus the potential for a modifiable biomarker for vascular cognitive impairment.
The grant will provide training opportunities to students, residents and professionals and will target seniors in six rural counties in Kentucky.
A thick blanket of snow covering streets, walkways and rooftops can cause some major stress, but it can also be calming. The world seems quieter and it's not just because people are hibernating inside.
Going to the grocery store is not a chore for one University of Kentucky professor. In fact, Alison Gustafson views the places where people buy food as “labs." Watch why this Dietetics and Human Nutrition professor is so passionate about food access in rural areas.
UK chemistry researchers and graduate students recently published a study showing that specialized compounds containing the metal ruthenium may be able to recognize or damage specific DNA structures relevant for cancer.
In December 1914, German and British soldiers on the western front initiated a series of unofficial ceasefires. Enlisted men across No Man’s Land abandoned trenches and crossed enemy lines to sing carols, share food and play soccer. Yet new accounts suggest the tale bears little resemblance to the truth.
The holidays are a time when families get together -- sometimes after long periods apart. How can you tell if Grandma is aging normally, or is perhaps showing signs of serious mental decline? Look for these early signs of dementia in an elderly loved one.
University of Louisville researchers recently received a patent on a synthetic biochemical compound and its variants, moving science closer to a treatment for gum disease.
UofL scientists demonstrate that the protein kinase TAK1 (transforming growth factor-ß-activated kinase 1), is vital in regulating the survival and proliferation of satellite stem cells, responsible for regenerating adult skeletal muscles.
Matthew Aalsma of Indiana University will discuss why juvenile justice reform efforts that decrease the reliance on incarceration and improve behavioral health and medical services are important public health initiatives.
Researchers at the University of Louisville have identified the role of TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), an adaptor protein and E3 ubiquitin ligase, in ensuring the vitality of stem cells that regenerate muscle tissue.
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Professor Chang-Guo Zhan, teamed with fellow UK Professors Fang Zheng and Sharon Walsh, and Professor Mei-Chuan Ko from Wake Forest University, recently received $6 million in funding over five years to further develop a potential treatment for cocaine abuse.
The CDC awards UofL $5.7 to establish a Youth Violence Prevention Research Center
University of Louisville researcher Bart Borghuis, Ph.D., has increased our understanding of how people and animals deal with sensorimotor delay in day-to-day interactions by analyzing the hunting skills of salamanders. His article, “The Role of Motion Extrapolation in Amphibian Prey Capture,” is published in today’s issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.
Her findings over the last year suggest that the introduction of male sex chromosomes in biological females could raise the risk of aneurysm. She says this work may have a broader impact, specifically surrounding issues of gender identity.
Neuroscientists, food scientists and internationally-renowned chefs convened at the University of Kentucky recently to explore ways to help patients with neurologically-related taste impairments enjoy food again.
To combat health disparities in the African-American community, Danelle Stevens-Watkins began research on them. And not only to collect data that could yield important findings, but to test a new way of helping incarcerated men.
William J. Crump, M.D., associate dean for the UofL Trover Campus, shows that physicians who spent their last two years of medical school at the rural campus are much more likely to ultimately practice in a rural setting.
A new therapeutic vaccine, GTL001, developed by Genticel to clear HPV strains 16 and 18 – the types most likely to cause cancer – is being evaluated for safety in a Phase I clinical trial at the University of Louisville, along with Philadelphia and Columbus, Oh.
University of Louisville School of Medicine’s associate dean for research and vice chair for graduate education in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology has edited a new reference book covering the most current information on the health and environmental risks of arsenic exposure, “Arsenic: Exposure Sources, Health Risks, and Mechanisms of Toxicity.”
Pediatric cancer specialist Salvatore Bertolone Jr., M.D., successfully sought a viable treatment for a patient with an inflammatory pseudotumor. The parents of that patient have created a fund in his honor to help others.
M. Cynthia Logsdon Honored with Elizabeth McWilliams Miller Award for Excellence in Research from Sigma Theta Tau International
Since the University of Louisville School of Nursing began a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program in 2005, many of its graduates have started careers as nursing faculty at colleges and universities throughout the nation.
Clay Marsh, M.D., of West Virginia University will discuss ways to improve individual health and health systems at the 20th Annual Research!Louisville conference, Oct. 27-30 in Louisville, Ky.
Technologies to improve bone grafts and cancer immunotherapies, protect lung tissue during radiation treatment, reverse neurological damage and improve recovery from spinal cord injury are among the patents issued to the University of Louisville Research Foundation recently. Two of the inventions have been licensed and are in the process of making their way into the health-care system to improve the lives of patients.
The University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences has received a $300,000 gift from the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence to develop health literacy tools that tailor information about chronic health conditions to the underserved.
Having transformed the curriculum and the educational space in which it is delivered, the University of Louisville School of Medicine was notified by phone yesterday by its accrediting entity that it is in compliance with all educational standards and probationary status has been lifted.
Maureen McCall, Ph.D., will discuss the impact of eye disease, the search for therapies and the challenges in curing blindness in her ACC Distinguished Lecture address.
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