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26-Oct-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Individual with Complete Spinal Cord Injury Regains Voluntary Motor Function
University of Louisville

A research participant at the University of Louisville with a complete spinal cord injury, who had lost motor function below the level of the injury, has regained the ability to move his legs voluntarily and stand six years after his injury.

Released: 29-Sep-2017 2:05 PM EDT
UofL Receives $13.8 Million to Study Use of Promising New Adult Stem Cell to Treat Heart Failure
University of Louisville

The University of Louisville has received one of its largest grants for medical research in the school’s 219-year history, a $13.8 million award from the National Institutes of Health to study a promising new type of adult cardiac stem cell that has the potential to treat heart failure.

Released: 21-Sep-2017 3:40 PM EDT
Trusted Messages Key to Counter Community Concerns During Disease Outbreak
University of Louisville

Utilizing messages focused on images created by local artists and written information communicated through local dialects proved essential to counter misperceptions during the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, according to a study conducted in part by Muriel J. Harris, Ph.D., associate professor, University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences, Department of Health Promotion and Behavior Sciences.

Released: 19-Sep-2017 3:30 PM EDT
UofL Gastroenterology Researcher Receives $4 Million From NIH for Innovative Liver Research
University of Louisville

UofL gastroenterologist Matthew Cave, M.D., believes that chemicals we breathe, consume or come in contact with in the environment may be contributing to liver disease. He has been awarded $4 million by the NIEHS to explore the effects of environmental chemicals on the liver.

   
Released: 15-Aug-2017 7:05 AM EDT
UofL Researchers Discover Procedure to Regenerate Dormant Cone Cells, Potentially to Improve Vision in Retinitis Pigmentosa
University of Louisville

Researchers have discovered a way to revitalize cone receptors that have deteriorated as a result of retinitis pigmentosa. Working with animal models, researchers at UofL discovered that replenishing glucose under the retina and transplanting healthy rod stem cells into the retina restore function of the cones.

Released: 2-Aug-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Just Use the Glasses!
University of Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – It may be tempting to take a peek at the August 21 eclipse without eye protection. After all, we are told it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event. However, a University of Louisville ophthalmologist says that peek could leave you with a not-so-pleasant, permanent reminder of the event.“You may have heard that you can do a lot of damage to your eyes when viewing an eclipse, and it’s true,” said Mark Mugavin, M.

Released: 26-Jul-2017 4:25 PM EDT
UofL Hosts International Conference on Using the Internet to Improve Hearing Health
University of Louisville

Audiologists, specialists in hearing disorders, from around the world will meet in Louisville to discuss benefits and pitfalls of using the internet for research and hearing health care (telehealth) for individuals with hearing impairment.

Released: 14-Jun-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Free App Helps Providers Treat Patients Grieving Pregnancy Loss, Newborn Death
University of Louisville

A group of University of Louisville researchers and engineers has developed a free mobile app designed to help health care providers easily assess and identify women in need of mental health care for intense grief after a pregnancy loss or newborn death.

31-May-2017 4:05 PM EDT
International Technology Companies Struggling to Balance Productivity with Worker Quality of Life
University of Louisville

Researchers have completed an intensive four year study (funded by National Science Foundation) that addresses the conundrum between worker productivity and the need for work life balance. Although they studies the crucial global Information Technology (IT) workforce, the key findings apply to all workers.

   
Released: 10-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
UofL Developing Program to Guide Other Universities in Teaching Palliative Care
University of Louisville

Faculty members at the UofL School of Medicine have begun developing a national training program to instruct educators at universities across the United States in teaching interprofessional palliative care to those who care for cancer patients.

Released: 1-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Medicaid Expansion in Kentucky Provided Most Benefit to Those in Poorer Areas
University of Louisville

The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in Kentucky proved most beneficial for Kentuckians living in areas with high concentrations of poverty, particularly children.

Released: 28-Apr-2017 3:05 PM EDT
UoFl Racetrack Clinic Nationally Recognized as Innovative Model
University of Louisville

The American Academy of Nursing has named School of Nursing faculty members Whitney Nash, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., and Sara Robertson, D.N.P., A.P.R.N., Edge Runners for establishing and growing the Kentucky Racing Health Services Center, which serves low-income thoroughbred racing industry workers and their families. The Edge Runner designation recognizes original evidence-based and nurse-designed care models that have shown significant clinical and financial outcomes.

Released: 24-Apr-2017 10:00 AM EDT
Before You Need That AED, Make Sure It’s Functional
University of Louisville

Brad Sutton, M.D., and colleagues have found that regions with a high degree of unregistered automated external defibrillators also show a much greater chance that these devices will fail if needed.

Released: 20-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Training the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers
University of Louisville

The Cancer Education Program is an intensive summer research and professional development program for undergraduate and health professional students. The Training Program in Environmental Health Sciences funds predoctoral and post-doctoral students on a full-time basis.

Released: 17-Apr-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Study Seeks Local Children Potentially Affected by Coal Ash
University of Louisville

Understanding whether children who live closer to coal ash storage sites and power plants have greater neurobehavioral disorders than children who live further away is the focus of a University of Louisville study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Released: 11-Apr-2017 1:05 PM EDT
United Airlines in PR Nightmare
University of Louisville

The forcible removal of an airline passenger en route from Chicago to Louisivlle has gone viral and become a public relations nightmare for United Airlines. Two notable experts are available to offer analysis of the problem and what the airline should do next.

Released: 11-Apr-2017 7:55 AM EDT
Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Earlier Using … Greebles?
University of Louisville

Unique graphic characters called Greebles may prove to be valuable tools in detecting signs of Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms become apparent.



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