Medicine

Medicine

Researchers find association between oral bacteria and esophageal cancer

Researchers find association between oral bacteria and esophageal cancer

University of Louisville School of Dentistry researchers have found a bacterial species responsible for gum disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis, is present in 61 percent...
aiseRed looks to raise money for pediatric cancer research

raiseRED looks to raise $300,000 for pediatric cancer research this weekend

Nearly 1,000 dancers are registered for this year's fundraising event. raiseRED, a student-led philanthropic group at UofL, kicks off its annual dance marathon...
Stuart K. Williams, PhD

Stem cells derived from fat tissue offer potential regenerative therapies for multiple diseases

Stem cells and other regenerative cells that have been isolated from a patient’s own fat tissue are being tested in the treatment of...
Work by Jackson Taylor

Mixing the arts with hearts: The heART Show

As American Heart Month 2016 begins its final week, the arts will meet hearts as two University of Louisville institutes team up to...
Robert P. Friedland, MD

Oral bacteria linked to risk of stroke

In a study of patients entering the hospital for acute stroke, researchers have increased their understanding of an association between certain types of...
Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D. Ben A. Reid, Sr., M.D. Professor and Chairman The Hiram C. Polk, Jr., M.D. Department of Surgery University of Louisville School of Medicine

Interferon not beneficial for most stage III melanoma Final results of trial begun in...

Final results for the Sunbelt Melanoma Trial, published online this month in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, show that thanks to current diagnostic techniques,...
Kelly McMasters M.D., Ph.D.

Interferon not beneficial for most stage III melanoma

Final results for the Sunbelt Melanoma Trial, published online this month in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, show that thanks to current diagnostic...
Abell Building

Program offers specialized care for adult congenital heart disease

Nearly one in every 100 babies is born with some type of heart defect, making congenital heart disease the most common birth defect....

What ever happened with the artificial heart?

At the next edition of Beer with a Scientist, Steven Koenig, PhD, a professor and endowed chair in the Departments of Bioengineering and...
Ben Schoenbachler, MD

Memory, Aging and Alzheimer’s

Most of us have experienced it, or have a loved one who has: You enter a room, intending to retrieve something – and...