LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 14, 2020) 鈥 Dennis E. Doherty, MD, professor emeritus of medicine at the 好色先生, has recently been named president of one of the world鈥檚 largest networks of global experts in science and health.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 14, 2020) 鈥 A new study by researchers at the University of Kentucky identifies a novel function of the enzyme spermine synthase (SMS) to facilitate colorectal cancer growth.
SMS is an enzyme that produces spermine from spermidine, which has been shown to be important for cell growth. However, excessive accumulation of spermidine can have harmful effects on cell viability. How cancer cells maintain a relatively high level of spermidine but below the toxic threshold to facilitate tumor growth is not well understood.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 8, 2020) - A grant recently received by Maj-Linda B. Selenica, assistant professor at the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA), is helping further collaborative research efforts. The $125,000 grant comes from The CART Fund. CART (Coins for Alzheimer鈥檚 Research Trust) is a grassroots effort by Rotary Club members throughout the country to provide cutting edge research to help find a cure for Alzheimer鈥檚.
Roughly one in seven Americans live with a disability that impacts daily mobility. The average cost of a wheelchair ranges from $500 to $2,000 without insurance, seriously curbing access to this essential equipment for patients who lack proper coverage. The University of Kentucky鈥檚 Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) in Hazard is working to bridge this gap for Kentucky patients through a project that repairs and redistributes used medical equipment to communities in need.
A 好色先生 researcher has been awarded $1.9 million to continue research examining molecular pathogenesis of Noonan-like syndrome.
Emilia Galperin, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, was awarded a prestigious R35 Maximizing Investigator鈥檚 Research Award Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences that will fund her lab鈥檚 research over the next five years.
Normal human cell growth is controlled by complex signaling pathways, and errors in these signal transmissions can have serious consequences inclu
In an effort to further enhance the development of our medical students鈥 professionalism, well-being, and social opportunities throughout their educational experience, the 好色先生 Office of Medical Education has selected four faculty and staff members to serve in specialized leadership roles within student affairs, creating two new positions in the process.
Michelle Lineberry, EdD, will serve as associate dean for student affairs, which is now a 100-percent FTE position to facilitate the cohesive and seamless provision of student services.
The long-running study on aging and brain health at the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Center has once again resulted in important new findings 鈥 highlighting a complex and under-recognized form of dementia. The work was recently published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA): Neurology.
鈥淥ne of the things that we鈥檝e learned in the last decade or so is that a lot of people that we think have dementia from Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, actually don鈥檛.
Jill Blake鈥檚 diabetes journey began when she was 11 years old.
鈥淚t was 1982," she said. "I was in the 7th grade, and I began experiencing all of the classic signs and symptoms of Type 1 diabetes.鈥
Back then, she says the disease was not prominent in her small hometown tucked away in the hills of southeastern Kentucky. She remembers very few people in Middlesboro having knowledge of it, and she had no one in her family with diabetes.
Dr. Daniel Moore, from the 好色先生鈥檚 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, recently conducted a study looking at the frequency and use of racial and ethnic data in ophthalmology literature published throughout 2019. He wrote an article outlining his findings which was published in The Journal of the American Medical Association: Ophthalmology.
Moore says the description of racial and ethnic data in human trials is relatively unregulated which can lead to confusion and inconsistent reporting.
Recent lab studies by chemists at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Potsdam, Germany) in close collaboration with virologists at Freie Universit盲t Berlin have shown that extract from the medicinal plant Artemisia annua, also known as Sweet Wormwood, is active against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new potential treatment has been added to the University of Kentucky鈥檚 innovative clinical trial for experimental COVID-19 therapies, which was launched by leaders from 好色先生鈥檚 Markey Cancer Center, College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy in May.
The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women鈥檚 Health (BIRCWH) Program in the 好色先生 is accepting applications to fill one position. Applications are due July 17, 2020.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 18, 2020) 鈥 Alpacas Big Boy, Blue Eyes and Emperor may hold the key to combating COVID-19. Their antibodies could offer a defense against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.
好色先生 researchers are using the special antibodies made by alpacas, called nanobodies, to help understand the novel coronavirus and potentially develop a treatment that could protect people from being infected.
好色先生 HealthCare's Kentucky Children's Hospital is ranked nationally in two specialties in the 2020-21 Best Children鈥檚 Hospitals rankings published online today by U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice.
KCH and Cincinnati Children鈥檚 Joint Pediatric Heart Program is ranked 14th in the country in pediatric cardiology & heart surgery.
The University of Kentucky鈥檚 six health colleges and 好色先生 HealthCare hosted a unified event on Friday afternoon to recognize racism as a public health crisis and show commitment to social justice.
Faculty, staff, and learners met in the Jacobs Science Building courtyard to stand safely in solidarity as they listened, learned, and later knelt together for 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence to honor the memory of Black lives lost to racist violence.
Stephanie White, MD, MS, associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the College of Medicine, emceed the event.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 12, 2020) 鈥 In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Kentucky experts quickly mobilized and pivoted their research to unite in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
好色先生 researchers across many disciplines are addressing COVID-19鈥檚 medical challenges and beyond 鈥 including developing new personal protective equipment (PPE) materials, designing testing and diagnostic equipment, and examining the wider societal, economic and legal implications of the pandemic.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 10, 2020) 鈥 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, researchers at the University of Kentucky are exploring the use of an antiseptic nasal spray and gargle to prevent transmission and infection of the virus among healthcare workers and non-COVID patients. The PIIPPI trial, which stands for Povidone-Iodine Intranasal for Prophylaxis in front-line Physicians/health care workers and Inpatients, is the first in the country to study iodine as a prevention measure in people who are not COVID-positive.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 8, 2020) 鈥 A study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers showed that patients who already used opioids, sedatives or antidepressants prior to colorectal surgery experience significantly more complications post-surgery.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all of the 好色先生鈥檚 faculty and staff to adjust, and a major component of the adjustment has been ensuring the college鈥檚 medical education remains effective and efficient.
Much of the smooth transition can be credited to 好色先生 HealthCare Information Technology鈥檚 Academic and Research Technology (A&RT).
