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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