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Study shows potential new way to detect colorectal and other cancers

A unique new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Guo-Min Li and Libya Gu, in collaboration with Dr. Wei Yang at National Institutes of Health, reveals a novel mechanism explaining the previously ...

Cancer created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research sheds new light on traumatic brain injuries

Even a mild injury to the brain can have long lasting consequences, including increased risk of cognitive impairment later in life. While it is not yet known how brain injury increases risk for dementia, there are indications ...

Neuroscience created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds lack of safety restraint in a semi-truck increases risk of injury regardless of seating position

Semi-truck drivers and sleeper berth passengers who were not using safety restraints, significantly increased the odds of injuries in moving collisions compared to those semi-truck occupants who were using ...

Health created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

National Sleep Foundation poll finds exercise key to good sleep

Exercise can affect your sleep. The results of the National Sleep Foundation's 2013 Sleep in America poll show a compelling association between exercise and better sleep.

Health created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study shows key enzyme missing from aggressive form of breast cancer

A groundbreaking new study led by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Dr. Peter Zhou found that triple-negative breast cancer cells are missing a key enzyme that other cancer cells contain—providing insight ...

Cancer created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows need for improved empathic communication between hospice teams and caregivers

(Medical Xpress)—A new study authored by University of Kentucky researcher Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles shows that more empathic communication is needed between caregivers and hospice team members.

Health created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

p38beta MAPK not critical to brain inflammation, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—A study by a leading Alzheimer's researcher at the University of Kentucky provides new evidence that will help researchers home in on the molecular mechanisms involved in inflammation of the central nervous ...

Medical research created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

UK study shows abuse may affect cancer-related well-being in female patients

A new study by University of Kentucky researchers shows evidence that certain forms of abuse negatively influence women cancer patients' quality of life.

Cancer created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Team inhibits Alzheimer's biomarkers in animal model by targeting astrocytes

A research team composed of University of Kentucky researchers has published a paper which provides the first direct evidence that activated astrocytes could play a harmful role in Alzheimer's disease. The UK Sanders-Brown ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds common drug increases deaths in atrial fibrillation patients

Digoxin, a drug widely used to treat heart disease, increases the possibility of death when used by patients with a common heart rhythm problem − atrial fibrillation (AF), according to new study findings by University of ...

Cardiology created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study review examines benefits of music therapy for surgery patients

(Medical Xpress)—A new study review published by the University of Kentucky found that music therapy can be beneficial to patients before, during and after a surgical procedure and may reduce pain and recovery ...

Other created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can exercise during pregnancy reduce the offspring's cancer risk?

If a mother exercises during her pregnancy, will that benefit her children? Researchers at the University of Kentucky have initiated studies to look into the idea: a group from the UK Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences ...

Cancer created Sep 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study sheds light on pain pill abuse

A study by a team of University of Kentucky researchers has shed new light on the potential habit-forming properties of the popular pain medication tramadol, in research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The ...

Medications created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study represents major breakthrough in macular degeneration

University of Kentucky researchers, led by Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, have made an exciting finding in the "dry" form of age-related macular degeneration known as geographic atrophy (GA). GA is an untreatable condition that ...

Medical research created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New publication examines effect of early drug administration on Alzheimer's animal model

In a study published June 25 in the Journal of Neuroscience, a collaborative team of researchers led by Linda J. Van Eldik, director of the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, and D. Martin Watterson of the ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0