Elizabeth Chapin

Feb. 5, 2020

Protein Could Offer Therapeutic Target for Breast Cancer Metastasis

A new study by UK researchers Ren Xu and Gaofeng Xiong shows promise for targeting breast cancer metastasis.
Jan. 30, 2020

A High-Fiber Diet May Counteract the Harmful Health Effects of Pollutants

Pan Deng, a postdoctoral researcher with UK’s Superfund Research Center, is leading a study that shows a high-fiber diet could possibly reverse the harmful effects environmental toxins like PCBs have on cardiovascular health.
Jan. 16, 2020

Menthol Ban Could Increase Health Equity

Current policies that include restrictions on the sale of menthol flavored tobacco and nicotine products are less likely to reach those that would benefit from them the most, according to new research from the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine.
Jan. 10, 2020

Antibiotics Could Be Promising Treatment for Form of Dementia

UK researchers (from left) Matthew Gentry, Haining Zhu and Lisha Kuang co-authored a study that shows a class of antibiotics could be a promising therapy for frontotemporal dementia. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.
Jan. 8, 2020

Gut Microbes May Improve Stroke Recovery

New research by the University of Kentucky's College of Medicine reveals that supplementing the body's short chain fatty acids could improve stroke recovery.
Jan. 3, 2020

UK Program Inspires New Research in Women’s Health

Daniela Moga, Mairead Moloney and Christal Badour partnered on an intervention study to examine and improve the sleep habits of women with insomnia.
Dec. 18, 2019

Employers Key to Addressing Lung Cancer Disparity in Rural Kentucky

University of Kentucky assistant professor Jennifer Knight (bottom, third from right) with coalition of UK and University of Louisville colleagues working to address lung cancer disparity in rural Kentucky
Nov. 20, 2019

UK Study Examines Appalachian Kentucky’s Breast Cancer Care Disparities

Despite the benefits of breast reconstruction, women from Appalachia are less likely to have the surgery than non-Appalachian Kentuckians, according to a new study by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center.
Nov. 19, 2019

UK Professor Honored for Contributions to Cardiovascular Science and Medicine

University of Kentucky Professor of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Nancy Webb

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