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UofL, UK researchers work to improve map of the horse genetic code

November 16, 2018

Research led by scientists at the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky has produced a more complete picture of the domestic horse reference genome, a map researchers will use to determine the role inherited genes and other regio

UofL cancer researcher gains NIH funding to study Alzheimer’s disease

November 15, 2018

Levi Beverly, PhD, believes he can use his cancer research to help in the quest to understand a cause and find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, and the National Institute on Aging is providing funding to allow him to investigate further.

Christian Furman talks about her effort to improve care of older adults in Belize

November 14, 2018

Christian Furman, MD, medical director of the UofL Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging, and Margaret Dorward, Smock Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine, recently traveled to Belize as lead presenters at the country’s first Nationa