Newswise Focus Channel: Hidden - Kentucky

University of Kentucky, UK HealthCare focusing relief efforts in Eastern Kentucky

University of Kentucky — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:40:19 EST

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is dealing with a second catastrophic weather event in just a matter of months. Back in December, areas of Western Kentucky were decimated by some of the strongest tornadoes to hit the state in recent memory. This time, Eastern Kentucky has been hit with devastation, with the damage and casualties from these historic floods spanning across multiple counties. The pictures coming out of the impacted areas have overwhelmed the entire state with grief for their neighbors who will feel the effects of this tragedy for months and years to come.

University of Kentucky's Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program Improving the Lives of Children With Disabilities

University of Kentucky — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:05:19 EST

A new University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) program is helping to meet that need by equipping health and education professionals with the specialized skills and knowledge needed to effectively care for children with developmental disabilities.

University of Kentucky Receives $23.5 Million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the NIH

University of Kentucky — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:50:57 EST

The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science has received a $23.5 million, four-year award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health. This is the third time the CCTS has successfully competed for the prestigious Clinical and Translational Award, with continuous funding since 2011 totaling $65.4 million in research dollars.

UK HealthCare, Partners Receive Prestigious CDC Grant to Improve Stroke Care, Outcomes in Kentucky

University of Kentucky — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 11:35:51 EST

UK HealthCare, UofL Health, the Kentucky Department for Public Health's Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (KHDSP), and other state partners have been awarded the prestigious Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program Grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This $1.8 million grant aims to optimize both stroke prevention among those at high risk as well as improve the care and outcomes for stroke patients throughout Kentucky.

Conversion therapy is discredited and increases risk of suicide

Palo Alto University — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:00:19 EST

Pride Month is being marked by some lawmakers in Kentucky with a renewed push to ban "conversion therapy - the discredited practice of trying to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity. If successful, the bill, which aims to prohibit mental health professionals in the state from "engaging in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts" with minors, would make Kentucky the 21st state in the U.S. to put in place such a prohibition. Two experts in mental health counseling explain why they welcome this move but remain concerned that at present many LGBTQ youth live in states that have no ban in place protecting them from conversion therapy - a practice that the scientific community has long since shunned.

Kentucky Geological Survey researcher to develop landslide models, risk assessments in Eastern Kentucky

University of Kentucky — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:05:53 EST

Funded by FEMA, the three-year project will allow Matt Crawford, a landslide researcher, to work with local officials in eastern Kentucky to adopt strategies for reducing landslide risks to infrastructure and improving response for landslide events.

Do Sadists Feel Sad After Inflicting Pain? UK Grad Authors Intriguing Study

University of Kentucky — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:00:32 EST

A new study authored by David Chester, who graduated with a doctorate in experimental psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences from the University of Kentucky, delves deeper into sadistic tendencies and aggressive behavior. More specifically, the emotions that accompany aggression.

ACA Medicaid Expansion Shows Impact on Colon Cancer Screenings, Survival in Ky.

University of Kentucky — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 07:30:09 EST

A new University of Kentucky study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows a direct link between the adoption of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion and the impact of colon cancer on Kentuckians.

Journalism Students Take to the Sky to Learn From a Bird's Eye View

University of Kentucky — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:00:03 EST

In a drone journalism class in Kentucky, students are learning to use new drone technology for news gathering purposes.

$2.3 million NIH Grant Aims to Help Improve Diversity in Science and Health Care

University of Kentucky — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:05:19 EST

Through a recent five-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), University of Kentucky faculty Don Frazier and Brett Spear will partner with faculty from qualified minority-serving institutions across the U.S. and Puerto Rico to help improve diversity in science and health care.

Research Identifies Pathway Connecting Some ARV Drugs With Liver Disease

University of Kentucky — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:05:49 EST

Research out of the University of Kentucky has identified a potential pathway by which certain ARV drugs -- commonly given to patients with HIV -- give rise to liver disease.

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum Journal Feb 2019 Video Abstracts and Editor Picks

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum Journal — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:15:42 EST

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum Journal Feb 2019 Video Abstracts and Editor Picks

The axolotl's genome has been fully assembled. What are implications for science and medicine?

University of Kentucky — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:05:49 EST

Scientists Assemble Genome of Salamander with Regeneration Capabilities

University of Kentucky — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:00:00 EST

Scientists at the University of Kentucky have assembled the entire genome of the Mexican Axolotl, the key to unlocking the secrets of regeneration with potential for life-changing clinical applications down the road.

Sci-Fi to Reality: Superpowered Salamander May Hold the Key to Human Regeneration

University of Kentucky — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:00:00 EST

Scientists at the Unviersity of Kentucky have assembled the entire genome of the Mexican Axolotl, the key to unlocking the secrets of regeneration with potential for life-changing clinical applications down the road.

Metabolite produced by gut microbiota from pomegranates reduces inflammatory bowel disease

University of Louisville — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 12:50:27 EST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Scientists at the University of Louisville have shown that a microbial metabolite, Urolithin A, derived from a compound found in berries and pomegranates, can reduce and protect against inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Millions of people worldwide suffer from IBD in the form of either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, and few effective long-term treatments are available.

University of Kentucky Professor Leads Effort to Develop World's Largest, Most Inclusive 'Stellar Library'

University of Kentucky — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:15:30 EST

The MaNGA Stellar Library, or MaStar for short, is named after the Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory (MaNGA) survey it was designed to support.

Smoking During Pregnancy Increases the Risk that Your Baby Will Become Obese

University of Kentucky — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 11:05:24 EST

Using discarded foreskins from circumcisions, researchers were able to identify a potential cellular mechanism that connects a mother's smoking while pregnant with an increased risk of offspring obesity later in life

A Proposal to Correct Minority Underrepresentation in Clinical Trials

University of Kentucky — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:00:00 EST

A neurologist takes the research community to task for its lack of minority representation in Phase III clinical trials for drugs to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum Journal Jan 2019 Video Abstracts and Editor Picks

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum Journal — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 08:00:11 EST

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum Journal Jan 2019 Video Abstracts and Editor Picks