News: Health

All News Stories

Kentuckians with rare diseases gain support through new advisory council

August 2, 2019

A new Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council will bring together the best minds in the Commonwealth to help raise awareness, secure funding and speed the development of treatments and medical protocols that lead to cures.

UofL researchers discover cause of vision loss in common hereditary eye disorder

July 30, 2019

Retinitis pigmentosa is a common hereditary eye disorder that leads to the gradual deterioration of rod cells causing reduced peripheral vision and night vision.

UofL researchers extend life of heart segments to enable more extensive pre-clinical testing

July 30, 2019

Researchers at the University of Louisville have developed an easily reproducible system that enables them to keep slices of human hearts alive for a longer period of time, allowing more extensive testing of new drugs and gene therapies.