HHS/CLM assistant professor focuses on health equity for African-American women
Research has shown African-American women have disproportionately higher rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors compared to their white counterparts. Low-income African American women are at an even higher risk for poor CVD outcomes...
May 26, 2020
Increasing patient transparency using wearable technology
While most people use wearable devices for activity tracking, wearable tech is making its debut in health care in many creative ways. Investigators at the UK College of Health Sciences and the University of Michigan Dearborn are on the brink of...
Apr 21, 2020
Undergrad research mentors & students get creative during COVID-19 closures
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of research projects not affiliated with infectious disease research have halted. But, this doesn’t mean students are unable to engage with research. Richard Andreatta, PhD, FASHA, director of...
Apr 9, 2020
Research Spotlight: Kevin Murach
Kevin Murach, PhD, didn’t always want to be a researcher. But, with the encouragement of several mentors through his career, Murach (now a post-doctoral fellow with the Center for Muscle Biology) is part of an elite team of scientists whose...
Mar 2, 2020
Patrick Kitzman to receive APTA’s Outstanding Advocacy in Neurologic Therapy Award
Patrick Kitzman, PT, PHD, associate dean for research in the UK College of Health Sciences, will receive the Outstanding Advocacy in Neurologic Physical Therapy Award from the American Physical Therapy Association at the APTA’s annual conference...
Nov 22, 2019
UK Military Researcher Explores Ways to Prevent Chronic Pain
Josh Van Wyngaarden grew up in a military family, traveling all over the world during his father’s 22 years in the Air Force.
“It’s really all I ever knew,” he said. “And I knew I wanted to serve in that way, too.”
The ...
Nov 11, 2019
UK-led Study Shows Metformin Offers No Strength Training Benefits for Seniors
A new clinical trial initiated by University of Kentucky researchers argues against the hypothesis that the diabetes drug metformin could help exercising seniors gain more muscle mass. The double-blind trial, conducted at the University of...
Oct 23, 2019
Biomotion Lab students impact sports medicine research at national conference
The UK College of Health Sciences Biomotion Lab attracts students for many reasons - one of which is their continuing participation in the annual American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Conference. This year, second year rehabilitation...
Jun 28, 2019
How can health care target healthy aging? Skeletal muscle may hold the key
Years ago, increasing a person’s lifespan (amount of time between birth and death) was medicine’s greatest challenge. After decades of discovery, this feat has been accomplished and medical research’s newest pursuit has commenced: increasing...
May 21, 2019
Improving access to care: CSD professor develops smartphone app to deliver voice therapy
As modern technology evolves, the medical professions are following suit thanks to the hard work of practitioners like Vrushali Angadi, PhD, CCC-SLP. Angadi, a speech-language pathologist and assistant professor with the communication sciences...
Apr 22, 2019
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