Spinal Cord & Brain Injury
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  • Nov 27 2024

Scholars are selected based on their academic achievements and a statement of interest in research. Four students were selected as 2024-25 Physiology Scholars.

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  • Oct 16 2024

Samuel Awuah, associate chemistry professor at UK, is developing gold-based compounds to be used in the treatment of diseases such as ulcerative colitis, traumatic brain injury and various forms of cancer.

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  • Mar 10 2023

The College of Pharmacy  will host its 11th annual Therapeutics, Outcomes, Discovery & Delivery (TODD) Symposium from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. April 12, at the Lee T. Todd, Jr. Building.

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  • Aug 18 2021

The University of Kentucky Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) hosted a symposium last week featuring its first class of African American Research Training Scholars (AARTS).

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  • Feb 25 2021

Ultimately the study found that females who express the e4 allele of APOE have a negative response to intermittent hypoxia, indicating that treatment strategies may not be equally effective or beneficial for all individuals.

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  • Jul 21 2020

The National Institutes of Health award will fund ongoing research led by UK Neuroscience and Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) Professor Patrick Sullivan, Ph.D., who has studied the effects of the experimental drug MP201 on TBI.

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  • Jan 13 2020

"I really just developed a love for the campus." Mark Lovell credits a history of collaboration at UK for driving his research for the past 30 years.

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  • Apr 18 2018

A team of UK researchers have homed in on a protein, called RIT1, that may act as a master switch in the brain. A new five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help them explore RIT1 as a possible target for treatments to counteract brain injury.

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  • Jan 26 2018

Case Western Reserve and UK's SCoBIRC were able to show the existence of a parallel neural network that could potentially restore diaphragm function after spinal cord injury. Perhaps more amazing is that this research is credited to a group of young scientists.

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  • Oct 20 2017

A pilot project spearheaded by UK College of Health Sciences researcher Carl Mattacola could be the first step towards developing a return-to-ride protocol for jockeys who suffer a concussion.