UK, UAB Partner on Clinical Trial of Metformin’s Muscle Effect
The University of Kentucky and University of Alabama at Birmingham are partners on a $2.9 million, five-year National Institute on Aging clinical study to explore how Metformin may benefit older adults who do not respond well to exercise...
Oct 29, 2015
U.S. Dept. of Defense Awards $4.2 Million Grant to CHS
Scott. M. Lephart, Ph.D., dean of the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, and colleagues have received a $4,188,000 grant from the Department of Defense to support research on injury prevention and performance optimization in...
Sep 28, 2015
Is Physical Activity the Key to a Healthier Brain?
In his "Conduct of Life" address in 1873, British statesman Edward Stanley advised “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.”
Regular exercise has long been linked to...
Jun 22, 2015
CHS Offers First Undergraduate Certificate in Research at UK
The University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences recently launched the undergraduate Certificate in Research in Human Health Sciences – the first of its kind on campus. The new certificate provides eligible UK...
May 27, 2015
Vitamin D More Important as We Age
Vitamin D may be the "sunshine vitamin," but did you know that in Kentucky we can't make vitamin D from sun exposure between October and February? Interest in vitamin D has intensified as scientists have discovered the various roles it plays in...
Mar 9, 2015
Noehren and BioMotion Lab featured in Runner's World
Brian Noehren and his work with the BioMotion Lab are featured in a Runner’s World article. The writer, Cindy Kuzma, visited the lab in October and underwent a video gait analysis using a 3D- motion-capture system and a treadmill with built-in...
Feb 13, 2015
Peterson Selected to Serve on National Institute on Aging Board of Scientific Counselors
Charlotte Peterson, associate dean for research at theUniversity of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, has been invited to serve as a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The NIA is one of the...
Jan 15, 2015
New Human Performance Lab Enhances Research Infrastructure, Collaborations
In 1987, the UK colleges of Education and Allied Health, now called Health Sciences, and the Center for Biomedical Engineering formed a collaborative Biodynamics Lab to study sports injuries and rehabilitation. Building upon this rich history of...
Jan 14, 2015
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