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Former boxer, lacrosse player’s experiences fuel curiosity for brain research at Sanders-Brown

"After so many years in contact sports, especially boxing, it seemed odd that I never had a diagnosed concussion,” Shahidehpour said. That anomaly sparked his initial curiosity in brain health.
June 17, 2025

Modern mountain meals: Eastern Kentucky native reimagines Appalachian recipes

After nearly 40 years as a practicing pharmacist, Jan Brandenburg has published The Modern Mountain Cookbook: A Plant-Based Celebration of Appalachia, Photos provided.
June 30, 2025

Helping the heart heal itself — UK researchers lead new treatment effort

Vincent Venditto, Ph.D., and Dave Feola, Pharm.D., Ph.D., have been awarded a two-year $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new therapy for post-heart attack inflammation. Carter Skaggs | UK Photo
June 18, 2025

UK’s Dan Han to speak on global health, flavor neuroscience at prestigious Aspen IDEAS: Health

May 28, 2025

UK HealthCare 1st in the state to implant new stroke therapy device

Nick Lewis’ therapy team customizes sessions to real-life goals — like placing a tee and a golf ball to prepare Lewis for one day teeing it up again. Photo by Hilary Brown.
May 14, 2025

Breaking barriers in brain health: Sanders-Brown’s 40-year legacy of Alzheimer’s research

Colonel Harland Sanders in white suit, Governor John Y. Brown, Jr., John Y. Brown, Sr., UK Vice President Ray Hornback, and Chancellor of Medical Center Peter Bosomworth at the Sanders-Brown building dedication.
May 5, 2025

‘This almost didn’t happen for me’ — One College of Pharmacy student’s journey to a dual degree

As graduation nears, Relucio carries with her a deep sense of gratitude. “This opportunity would’ve been taken from me had my parents not moved to the U.S. and sacrificed so much.” Carter Skaggs | UK Photo
April 28, 2025

2025 celebrity guest list set for Derby Eve Gala benefiting UK's Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center

The Barnstable Brown family was recognized for the Gala's 2024 donation during the Kentucky-Vanderbilt football game at Kroger Field. Photo by Mark Mahan.
April 28, 2025

Bluegrass Care Navigators inpatient hospice unit at UK HealthCare relocating to Good Samaritan Hospital

Team members from UK HealthCare and Bluegrass Care Navigators held a ribbon cutting at the new location for the inpatient hospice unit. Photo provided.
April 29, 2025

UK HealthCare/Norton Healthcare Stroke Care Network adds Russell County Hospital

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