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UofL researchers advocate clinical trials for CBD in COVID-19 treatment

January 24, 2022

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from several institutions headed by the University of Chicago and including the University of Louisville has found evidence that cannabidiol (CBD), a product of the cannabis plant, can inhibit infection by

New gene therapy for heart failure developed by UofL researchers

January 24, 2022

A UofL research team has refined a process in which specific genes administered to heart muscle cells stimulate the cells to divide, with the goal of restoring heart function following a heart attack. Tamer M.A.

UofL solar energy startup secures $2 million in funding

January 11, 2022

A University of Louisville research-backed startup has secured $2 million in funding to further development of a technology meant to make solar power more accessible.