Medicine

Medicine

UofL strengthens Ghana pediatric partnership

The University of Louisville recently joined the AMPATH Consortium of academic health centers around the world with a focus on enhancing pediatric care in the...
Mary Furlong Coomer, an 82-year-old West Louisville resident, takes tai chi class at UofL’s Trager institute. UofL photo.

UofL Trager Institute helps older adults get moving Benefits of physical activity for those...

We all know that getting enough physical activity is good for our health, but for older adults, especially those who have chronic health conditions...
Research by Kevin Sokoloski, left, was funded through the UofL Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Functional Microbiomics, Inflammation and Pathogenicity. Richard Lamont, center, leads the project, which has received an additional grant of nearly $12 million.

UofL researchers land nearly $12 million to study microorganisms and disease

University of Louisville researchers have received $11.7 million to study microorganisms throughout the body, including the mouth. What they find could lead to better...
The Trager Institute and Louisville leaders

University of Louisville recognized for exemplary community engagement project

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has recognized the University of Louisville for its exemplary community engagement project Age-Friendly Louisville, a partnership of UofL’s Trager Institute, Metro Louisville, AARP and the Kentuckiana...
From left to right: Ghadir Habeeb, Fatima Al Khafaji and Lashonda Masden. Diamond Moore not pictured.

Where to eat, where to study and more Student leaders share their best tips...

Every fall, thousands of new students step onto the University of Louisville’s campus for the first time. Whether an incoming freshman or a returning, transfer...
Ophthalmology Professor Richard Eiferman

Ophthalmology professor earns MBA and wins “Shark Tank” contest

University of Louisville Ophthalmology professor and lifelong learner Richard Eiferman recently launched a new and unexpected chapter in his career prompted by an unlikely...
Study team members Kavitha Yaddanapudi, associate professor of surgery (center), with co-first authors Omar Sarkar, UofL graduate student, (left) and Howard Donninger, UofL assistant professor (right). UofL photo.

UofL research shows existing drug improves cancer immunotherapy effectiveness

Cancer patients may have a better chance of recovery thanks to a discovery by a research team at the University of Louisville. In a...
UofL engineering researcher Cindy Harnett, left, with Alli Truttmann of Wicked Sheets

UofL research-backed startups land $1.2 million in funding

Three University of Louisville research-backed startups have grants totaling $1.2 million to fund development of technologies aimed at saving and improving lives. The companies have...
UofL faculty mentors and the medical students taking part in the Winn CIPP program.

Medical students train at School of Medicine to increase diversity in clinical trials Summer...

Four students from other U.S. medical schools spent six weeks at the UofL School of Medicine this summer participating in a service-learning externship designed...
Craig McClain, M.D., right, with Matthew Cave, M.D., liver researcher and H&T COBRE core director, center, and Jamie Young, Ph.D., using equipment known as the NanoDrop instrument to analyze RNA and DNA samples.

UofL research shows gut bacteria can lessen alcohol use and liver damage

At the University of Louisville, researchers are discovering ways to use nutrition to reduce organ injury from alcohol use disorder. Science has shown that bacteria,...