display Latest news from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/mpox-outbreak-in-africa-and-detection-in-sweden-from-a-viral-genomics-perspective/?sc=rsin /articles/mpox-outbreak-in-africa-and-detection-in-sweden-from-a-viral-genomics-perspective/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:05:46 EST University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/researchers-discover-cholesterol-drug-s-potential-as-treatment-for-alzheimer-s-other-dementia/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-discover-cholesterol-drug-s-potential-as-treatment-for-alzheimer-s-other-dementia/?sc=rsin Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:05:43 EST Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have discovered that an FDA-approved cholesterol drug holds the potential to disrupt the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/uams-michael-birrer-m-d-ph-d-publishes-study-results-in-jama-oncology-on-treatment-for-incurable-cervical-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/uams-michael-birrer-m-d-ph-d-publishes-study-results-in-jama-oncology-on-treatment-for-incurable-cervical-cancer/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:05:30 EST The results of an international clinical trial led by Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), on the use of a novel bispecific antibody for women with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer were published today in JAMA Oncology. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/research-team-discovers-potential-alzheimer-s-drug/?sc=rsin /articles/research-team-discovers-potential-alzheimer-s-drug/?sc=rsin Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:05:55 EST A potential new drug to prevent Alzheimer's disease in people with the so-called Alzheimer's gene has been discovered by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team led by Sue Griffin, Ph.D. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/first-proton-center-opens-in-arkansas/?sc=rsin /articles/first-proton-center-opens-in-arkansas/?sc=rsin Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:05:09 EST The Proton Center of Arkansas opened today at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), becoming the first proton therapy center in Arkansas and only the 43rd in the nation to provide the most advanced cancer radiation treatment in the world. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/major-ovarian-cancer-discovery-findings-published-in-cell2/?sc=rsin /articles/major-ovarian-cancer-discovery-findings-published-in-cell2/?sc=rsin Thu, 03 Aug 2023 11:00:00 EST The Birrer Laboratory at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute helped discover a proteogenomic signature in ovarian cancer that may improve the way the disease is treated around the world. The discovery, which identifies a 64-protein-gene signature that can predict primary treatment resistance in patients with high grade ovarian cancer, was published Aug. 3 in the journal Cell. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/surgeons-implant-innovative-device-developed-by-i3r-researchers-to-restore-sense-of-touch-after-amputation2/?sc=rsin /articles/surgeons-implant-innovative-device-developed-by-i3r-researchers-to-restore-sense-of-touch-after-amputation2/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 May 2023 10:00:00 EST The first Arkansan and only second person in the world has received an innovative prosthetic hand, developed by researchers at the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R), that restores a meaningful sense of touch and grip force following surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/researchers-identify-most-accurate-hearing-screening-methods-for-rural-children/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-identify-most-accurate-hearing-screening-methods-for-rural-children/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:05:03 EST Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) evaluated the accuracy of various hearing screening tools in a rural school setting in a recent article published by Ear and Hearing, the official journal of the American Auditory Society. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/country-s-first-adult-neurofibromatosis-clinic-opens/?sc=rsin /articles/country-s-first-adult-neurofibromatosis-clinic-opens/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:00:33 EST The Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the opening of the first CTF-sponsored, fully multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to the care of adults with neurofibromatosis (NF) at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/researchers-lead-landmark-study-that-finds-telemedicine-greatly-increases-access-to-hearing-care-for-rural-children/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-lead-landmark-study-that-finds-telemedicine-greatly-increases-access-to-hearing-care-for-rural-children/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:40:03 EST The Hearing Norton Sound study, which focused on school-based hearing screening programs in rural Alaska, showed that referring children to specialists via telemedicine provides significantly quicker access to follow-up care than referring them to primary care providers. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/uams-neurosurgeon-s-study-on-breakthrough-treatment-for-painful-diabetic-neuropathy-published-in-diabetes-care/?sc=rsin /articles/uams-neurosurgeon-s-study-on-breakthrough-treatment-for-painful-diabetic-neuropathy-published-in-diabetes-care/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:20:33 EST Results of a 12-month multicenter randomized clinical trial led by Erika Petersen, M.D., a professor of neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), were published online Nov. 29 in Diabetes Care, highlighting the benefits of a breakthrough treatment for patients with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/18-9-million-nih-award-to-address-health-disparities/?sc=rsin /articles/18-9-million-nih-award-to-address-health-disparities/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:15:32 EST The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $18.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support new research and interventions that will focus on reducing cancer and cardiovascular disease disparities among people who live in rural areas and African American populations across Arkansas. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/uams-research-team-finds-potential-cause-of-covid-19-long-haulers/?sc=rsin /articles/uams-research-team-finds-potential-cause-of-covid-19-long-haulers/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:10:20 EST A research team has identified a potential cause of long-lasting symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients, often referred to as long-haulers. The findings were published in the journal, The Public Library of Science ONE (PLOS ONE). University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/nature-article-highlights-uams-effort-to-share-covid-19-images-on-national-cancer-database/?sc=rsin /articles/nature-article-highlights-uams-effort-to-share-covid-19-images-on-national-cancer-database/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:35:41 EST Data experts with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have uploaded clinical images of COVID-19 patients to a publically available national database that scientists can use in researching the disease and its impact in a global pandemic. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/early-uams-study-results-show-3-5-of-arkansans-infected-by-coronavirus/?sc=rsin /articles/early-uams-study-results-show-3-5-of-arkansans-infected-by-coronavirus/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:45:48 EST Early results from a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led COVID-19 antibody study show that 3.5% of Arkansans have been infected with the novel coronavirus. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/high-accuracy-covid-19-antibody-testing-begins-in-arkansas/?sc=rsin /articles/high-accuracy-covid-19-antibody-testing-begins-in-arkansas/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Jun 2020 12:05:21 EST The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has developed and begun using high-accuracy antibody testing to determine the magnitude of COVID-19 infection in Arkansas and inform the decisions of policymakers. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/bone-researcher-provides-expert-commentary-in-publication-s-controversial-reversal-of-long-held-theory/?sc=rsin /articles/bone-researcher-provides-expert-commentary-in-publication-s-controversial-reversal-of-long-held-theory/?sc=rsin Thu, 28 May 2020 16:40:04 EST The latest issue of PLOS Genetics includes two publications that challenge the basic assumptions behind 24 years of bone and metabolism research, and given the magnitude of the potential paradigm shift, the editors turned to Stavros C. Manolagas, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide expert commentary and context. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/national-science-foundation-awards-1-2-million-grant-to-study-dna-damage/?sc=rsin /articles/national-science-foundation-awards-1-2-million-grant-to-study-dna-damage/?sc=rsin Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:55:06 EST Researcher Robert Eoff, Ph.D., has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his work at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on DNA damage, cell replication and its implications for diseases like dementia, ALS and cancer. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/uams-myeloma-center-awarded-national-grant-from-leukemia-lymphoma-society/?sc=rsin /articles/uams-myeloma-center-awarded-national-grant-from-leukemia-lymphoma-society/?sc=rsin Thu, 08 Aug 2019 13:05:37 EST Brian Walker, Ph.D., with the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $542,486, three-year grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to look at changes in the DNA sequence that effects the development and advancement of multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in the blood. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences /articles/nih-awards-five-year-24-2-million-grant-to-uams-translational-research-institute/?sc=rsin /articles/nih-awards-five-year-24-2-million-grant-to-uams-translational-research-institute/?sc=rsin Wed, 03 Jul 2019 12:05:43 EST The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute announced today it will receive five years of federal funding totaling $24.2 million to accelerate research that addresses Arkansas' biggest health challenges. The Translational Research Institute helps researchers turn their ideas and findings into new medical treatments and other health interventions. Its focus is on rural Arkansas populations, where health and health care disparities persist. A major emphasis of the award is research partnerships with Arkansas communities to ensure that research supported by the institute aligns with the priorities and needs of Arkansans. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences