Medicine

Medicine

Jesse Wright, MD, PhD

Don’t put it off for later: Tackling procrastination is focus of UofL lecture

The causes of procrastination and how to combat the behavior are the focus of the “Building Hope” public lecture on Thursday, Jan. 11. Jesse Wright,...

UofL heart researcher receives highest honor from state chapter of the American College of...

University of Louisville cardiologist and researcher Roberto Bolli, M.D., has been awarded the 2018 Honorable Maestro Award by the Kentucky Chapter of the American...
Heather Felton

UofL pediatrician: Children require special care in cold weather

As temperatures continue to plunge, University of Louisville pediatrician Heather M. Felton, M.D., reminds parents and other caregivers that children are more vulnerable to...
Novak Center construction

Novak Center for Children’s Health on track for July opening

Six months away from its scheduled opening, the Novak Center for Children’s Health at the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center continues its rise...
Heather Felton

Children require special care in cold weather UofL pediatrician warns of susceptibility to frostbite,...

As temperatures plunge, University of Louisville pediatrician Heather M. Felton, M.D., reminds parents and other caregivers that children are more vulnerable to cold weather. “Children...

Novak Center for Children’s Health on track for July opening

Six months away from its scheduled opening day, the Novak Center for Children’s Health at the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center continues its...
Fireworks eye safety

Think safety for New Year’s fireworks

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – If you choose to mark the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve with the bang of fireworks, take steps to...
Amyloid produced by commensal bacteria may cause changes in protein folding and neuroinflammation in the central nervous system through the autonomic nervous system (particularly the vagus nerve), the trigeminal nerve in the mouth and nasopharynx, and the gut (including mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines), as well as via the olfactory receptors in the roof of the nose.

UofL researcher refining understanding of the role of microbiota in neurodegeneration with a new...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Research in the past two decades has revealed that microbial organisms in the gut influence health and disease in many ways,...

UofL, Harvard and USF develop model to teach signs of human trafficking

As many as 88 percent of human trafficking victims in the United States interact with a health care professional while they are being exploited....

UofL, Harvard and USF provide model for medical schools to teach the signs of...

As many as 88 percent of human trafficking victims in the United States interact with a health care professional while they are being exploited....