Helping people is at the heart of much of the research conducted at the University of Kentucky. Kenneth S. Campbell, Ph.D., is a professor of both cardiovascular medicine and physiology in the UK College of Medicine. He is also the director of the Gill Cardiovascular Biorepository and the CCTS Biospecimen Core.
The same mRNA technology behind COVID-19 vaccines is now being used in the fight against cancer, and the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is among an elite group of institutions offering these promising new treatments through clinical trials
Researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are at the forefront of advancing dementia research with groundbreaking work on a condition known as LATE, or “limbic predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy.”
When people breathe in radon gas, they are more likely to develop lung cancer, particularly when they also breathe tobacco smoke. Radon, a radioactive gas, occurs naturally when uranium breaks down in rock and soil.
After the birth of her little girl, Bella, Marishia Hamilton of Lexington knew something wasn’t right.Marishia was exhausted and constantly out of breath. She didn’t recall feeling that way after the birth of her son Bryson, 12 years prior.
At 69, Hoyt “Corky” Ball knew something was wrong when his right hand began to tremble uncontrollably. His primary doctor ruled out Parkinson’s, but the prescribed medication failed to alleviate his symptoms.
As Sarah Custer gasped for air in the back of a van on U.S. 127, all she could think about were her children — especially the one inside her. If Sarah couldn’t breathe, neither could Isabel.
Most high school sophomores begin the school year eager to reconnect with friends, pick back up in their extracurricular activities and begin challenging themselves with new classes. More importantly, they are excited to no longer be a freshman.
In many ways, Treasure Newton is your typical 17-year-old. She loves hanging out with her friends and family, trying new recipes and doing her makeup. But unlike most teens, she knows exactly what she wants to be when she grows up.
Calvin Mabson had been getting routine annual lung cancer screenings for two decades. As a lifelong smoker, the retired Richmond resident understood that with each passing year, the screening results could bring bad news.
