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UofL research shows gene therapy may restore visual function for people with night blindness

June 14, 2019

By isolating where a key protein required for low light vision is expressed, scientists have shown that gene therapy may restore visual function for people with a form of congenital stationary night blindness.

National addiction expert to speak at UofL Thursday

June 12, 2019

A nationally recognized addiction expert will speak about managing pain for patients with opioid use disorder Thursday at the UofL Health Sciences Center.

UofL doctoral student wins Academy Health's op-ed contest

June 4, 2019

Carmen Mitchell, a doctoral student in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences' Department of Health Management & Systems Sciences, was selected as the winner of the AcademyHealth Disparities Interest Group’s first student op-ed c