UK Receives $1.2 Million from American Heart Association for Research

The American Heart Association has awarded eight research grants totaling $1.235 million to the University of Kentucky, including the UK Saha Cardiovascular Research Center and the UK College of Medicine. The goal of these studies is to aid in the development of new cardiovascular treatments to...

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Cardiovascular Science Program Receives $1.2 Million

The National Institutes of Health has renewed a 5-year, $1.2 million grant to the University of Kentucky to help prepare clinical scholars for leadership positions in cardiovascular research. The UK Training Program for Clinical Scholars in Cardiovascular Science prepares clinical and postdoctoral...

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17th Annual Gill Heart Cardiovascular Research Day

Faculty, staff, trainees and students-- join us for a day-long showcase of the latest findings in cardiovascular research! Friday, October 17, 2014 Registration Opens September 2nd Events of the Day include: T32 Fellow Presentations Lunch followed by opening remarks from University of Kentucky...

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Thompson Publishes Findings About Increased Atherosclerosis in Mice

Increased atherosclerosis in mice with increased vascular biglycan content. Thompson JC, Tang T, Wilson PG, Yoder MH, Tannock LR. Atherosclerosis. 2014 Apr 15;235(1):71-75. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.03.037. [Epub] PMID: 24816040 Abstract Objective: The response to retention hypothesis of...

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Sui Finds Bisphenol A Increases Athersclerosis in Mouse Model

Bisphenol A Increases Atherosclerosis in Pregnane X Receptor-Humanized ApoE Deficient Mice. Sui Y, Park SH, Helsley RN, Sunkara M, Gonzalez FJ, Morris AJ, Zhou C. J Am Heart Assoc. 2014 Apr 22;3(2):e000492. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.113.000492. PMID: 24755147 Abstract Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a...

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Xiang's Research Shows that Platelets Inhibit Inflammation to Protect from Septic Shock

Platelets protect from septic shock by inhibiting macrophage-dependent inflammation via the cyclooxygenase 1 signalling pathway. Xiang B, Zhang G, Guo L, Li XA, Morris AJ, Daugherty A, Whiteheart SW, Smyth SS, Li Z. Nat Commun. 2013;4:2657. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3657. PMID: 24150174 Abstract Although...

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