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UK Undergrads Partner with the ToothFairy Program to Spread Oral Health...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 8, 2015) – The University of Kentucky Students United with America’s ToothFairy (SUAT) chapter was recently spotlighted by the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation for their...
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Neuroscience Expo Will Feature Interactive Learning
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 9, 2015) – The University of Kentucky's Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, Office of Clinical Simulation and the UK HealthCare/Norton Healthcare Stroke Care Network have joined...
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Markey Patient Going the Distance to Raise Awareness, Money for Cancer Care
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 10, 2015) – Erica Radhakrishnan has always been an athlete. The 41-year-old Lexington resident has been active all her life, playing sports as a teenager before moving on to train...
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Gill Heart Institute Doctor Assesses New Cholesterol Drugs
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jun. 11, 2015)— On the brink of FDA approval is a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs with the potential to change the landscape in the prevention of heart attack and stroke. "These...
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Cunningham to Serve as UK College of Dentistry Interim Chair of Oral Health...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 12, 2015) — University of Kentucky College of Dentistry Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Chief Dr. Larry Cunningham has accepted the position of UK College of Dentistry...
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Four Grants in Six Months for Sanders-Brown Researcher
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jun. 12, 2015)— A researcher from UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has received four different grants in six months to explore both disease processes and potential treatments for...
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Combined Effects of Tobacco Smoke and Radon Put Kentuckians at Heightened...
LEXINGTON, KY. (June 15, 2015) -- In Kentucky, a trifecta of risk factors contributes to high prevalence of lung cancer. While high smoking rates and weak or non-existent smoke-free laws in Kentucky...
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Hoven Elected First Female Chair of World Medical Association
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 16, 2015)– Retired University of Kentucky professor Dr. Ardis D. Hoven was elected the first female chair of the World Medical Association (WMA) at the organization’s 200th...
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Gov. Steve Beshear Signs Booster Seat Bill at Kentucky Children's Hospital
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 16, 2015)— Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear joined child safety advocates at Kentucky Children's Hospital on June 15 to sign a bill aimed at improving safety for child passengers in...
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Big Blue Family VIDEO: Lexington Couple Grateful for UK's Sanders-Brown...
Video Produced by UK Public Relations & Marketing. To view captions for this video, push play and click on the CC icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. If using a mobile device,...
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New Strategic Plan to Guide UK HealthCare through 2020
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 19, 2015)— The University of Kentucky's Health Care Committee of the UK Board of Trustees were presented a strategic plan that will guide UK HealthCare through 2020. The committee...
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Goldstein at the Helm of the Department of Neurology; Kentucky Neuroscience...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 22, 2015) — In a corner of Larry Goldstein's office on the fourth floor of the Kentucky Clinic sits a Captain's chair — a common sight in faculty offices everywhere. But a closer...
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New Class of Drugs Might Change the Landscape for Migraine Treatment
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 22, 2015) — There is growing excitement among headache specialists about initial research into a new class of anti-migraine drugs. Called CGRP monoclonal antibodies, these drugs...
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Dentistry Graduate and Professor Recognized for Research Project
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 25, 2015)— University of Kentucky College of Dentistry graduate Jonathan Francis and Assistant Professor Lina Sharab were recognized for their research efforts by the American...
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Fatalistic Beliefs May Prevent Appalachian Women from Completing HPV...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 25, 2015)– Could a fatalistic attitude toward cervical cancer serve as a barrier to prevention of the disease? A recent study conducted by University of Kentucky researchers in the...
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Littlejohn Presented Thomas V. Getchell Memorial Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 25, 2015) – The inaugural Thomas V. Getchell, Ph.D., Memorial Award has been presented to Erica Littlejohn, a doctoral candidate and graduate student at University of Kentucky....
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Gill Heart Institute Researcher Explores Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Attack...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 26, 2015) — Regenerative medicine is a relatively new concept in the U.S., although research into the use of stem cells to treat disease is more established in Europe. Since stem...
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Alzheimer's Disease Works Differently in Patients With and Without Down...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 26, 2015)— Researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have completed a study that revealed differences in the way brain inflammation -- considered a...
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How to Spot and Treat Poison Ivy and Poison Oak
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 29, 2015) — The quickest way to ruin a fun-filled summer day is to come in contact with a nasty patch of poison ivy or poison oak. Touching any parts of these plants can result in...
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UK College of Nursing: Preparing Nurses to Impact Lives Through Science,...
LEXINGTON, Ky. June 30, 2015— Since its first class graduated in 1960, the University of Kentucky College of Nursing has modeled innovation and excellence in nursing education. The program has prepared...
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