News: Julie Heflin

Julie Heflin

Julie oversees digital content for the Office of Communications and Marketing. She began her UofL career on the Health Sciences Center campus in 2007. Prior to this, Julie was a journalist with WFPL (Louisville Public Media), and occasionally filed reports for National Public Radio.

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Grapefruits provide a secret weapon in medical drug delivery

Grapefruits have long been known for their health benefits, and the subtropical fruit may revolutionize how medical therapies like anti-cancer drugs are delivered to specific tumor cells.

Researchers discover genetic influence for obesity in people of African ancestry

The largest genetic search for “obesity genes” in people of African ancestry has led to the discovery of three new regions of the human genome that influence obesity in these populations and others.