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Kentucky offers specialty license plate supporting Alzheimer’s Association
November 21, 2017
License plates supporting the Alzheimer’s Association are available for purchase in Kentucky, making the Bluegrass the first in the United States to offer a specialty plate for Alzheimer’s.
UofL researchers discover key signaling protein for muscle growth that may enhance therapies for cancer, muscular dystrophy
November 20, 2017
Researchers at UofL have discovered that a well-known protein, myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88), is a critical factor in the development and regeneration of muscles.
On call amid disaster: Nursing professor part of medical team deployed to Puerto Rico
November 20, 2017
As this year’s volatile Atlantic hurricane season progressed, Montray Smith knew it was a question of when – not if – she would be called to help.