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Tattoos Can Impair Sweating, Lead to Heat-Related Injuries
A new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology finds that tattooed skin does not sweat as much as non-inked areas of the body, which may have implications...
Tags - Physiology
Posted - Oct 28Read More
UK Medical Student Earns First-Place in ACS Research Program
A research abstract from Jacob Hubbuch, a third-year student from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, was awarded first place in the Education, Innovation, and Outcomes category of the American...
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Posted - Oct 27Read More
College of Medicine Pride Week Encourages 'Lasting Culture of LGBTQ* Support and Visibility'
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine celebrated the LGBTQ* community this fall during its first annual Pride Week, made possible through a collaboration among the college’s Office of Diversity,...
Tags - Trans Track - LGBTQ Health, ODEI
Posted - Oct 27Read More
Multi-Million Dollar Multidisciplinary Grant Supports Advancement of Epilepsy Research
LEXINGTON, KY. (Oct. 27, 2020) — A $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is supporting a multidisciplinary team of University of Kentucky researchers in continuing their work to find...
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Dr. Matthew Bush Highlights Positive Experience in UK College of Medicine's PhD Program in CTS
Matthew Bush, MD, PhD, MBA, is an experienced clinician, academic leader, and researcher. While he has been directly involved in health care and academia throughout his career, he credits the progress of his...
Tags - Department of Behavioral Science
Posted - Oct 19Read More
Register for the 10th Annual Markesbery Symposium
The UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, a world leader in Alzheimer's research and community outreach, will hold its 10th annual Markesbery Symposium. There will be a community session and scientific session,...
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Posted - Oct 19Read More
Dr. Jeffrey Selby Named Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
After dedicating more than two years as interim chair of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine has officially named Jeffrey Selby, MD, chair of his department...
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Posted - Oct 12Read More
Butterfield Recognized as a Leading Alzheimer’s Expert
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2020) — Allan Butterfield, a professor of biological chemistry in the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences, has been named among the world’s leading Alzheimer’s disease...
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UK College of Medicine Honors Henrietta Lacks’s Legacy
Henrietta Lacks’s “HeLa” cells continue to influence scientific discovery even after her death from cancer in 1951. These cells have been used to study cancer growth, learn more about viruses, and study drug...
Tags - ODEI, henrietta lacks, research
Posted - Oct 5Read More
New Study Looks at Encoding the Odor of Cigarette Smoke
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 30 2020) — A recent publication in the Journal of Neuroscience by a group of researchers at the University of Kentucky looks at Encoding the Odor of Cigarette Smoke. Tim McClintock, a...
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Posted - Sep 30Read More
Virtual WIMS Day to Provide Networking, Career Development Opportunities
The UK College of Medicine’s Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) will host its sixth annual Visiting Professor Program, also known as “WIMS Day,” this fall as a virtual program. The event will serve as an...
Tags - WIMS, WIMS Day
Posted - Sep 28Read More
Sanders-Brown Research Discovers New Pathway in TDP-43 Related Dementias
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 23, 2020) – Recent work published by researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) highlights what the lead investigator calls the “cornerstone” of her...
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UK Study Highlights Need for Genetic Testing for Kentucky Patients with Lung Cancer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 23, 2020) – A study led by researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center highlighted differences in patient diagnosis and treatment in those with non-small cell lung...
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Posted - Sep 23Read More
Markey Joins National Cancer Consortium to Address the Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Prevention and Treatment
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2020) – The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has joined a consortium of 17 cancer centers around the country to better understand the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Women in Medicine Month Spotlight: Dr. Meredith Landorf
Meredith Landorf, MD, recently began a leadership role as assistant dean for the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus. Through this position she will oversee and build upon the...
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Posted - Sep 21Read More
UK Researchers Identify COVID-19 Blood Clotting Cause
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2020) — A new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study may provide answers for why so many COVID-19 patients experience thrombosis, or the formation of blood clots that...
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