Tag: research
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New treatment first offered in Louisville is helping asthma sufferers
Shannon Denson, who has severe asthma, gets bronchialthermoplasty. Courier-Journal photo. Asthma sufferers can now benefit from an innovative treatment that was first offered at University Hospital in Louisville. Patients like...
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U of L profs get $6.3 million to continue spinal cord research
Susan Harkema, a University of Louisville professor, talksabout epidural spinal stimulation. Courier-Journal photo. Two University of Louisville professors have received a $6.3 million grant to continue their work helping paralyzed...
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Health-care costs are a serious problem, nine of 10 adults say
Nearly nine of 10 American adults say the cost of health care is a serious problem (chart) and about two-thirds of the general public believe that cost has gone up...
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Healthy food is less expensive than junk food, study finds
Though it’s widely believed that healthy food is more expensive than junk food, a new government analysis shows that does not have to be the case. “In fact, carrots, onions,...
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National effort to combat Alzheimer’s disease begins; as research continues, there are preventive steps you can take
Country singer Glen Campbell, who has Alzheimer’s disease,stands with wife Kim during a national conference Tuesday.Associated Press photo by Charles Dharapak. With numbers expected to jump to 16 million Americans...
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Tobacco virus may be used to combat Parkinson’s disease
A tobacco crop affected by drought. Courier-Journal photo by David R. Lutman. University of Louisville researchers say a virus that attacks tobacco plants may be used to develop a vaccine for...
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U of L researcher gets $3.4 million to replicate studies of stem cells for heart treatment
Dr. Roberto Bolli of the University of Louisville has received a $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to test the validity of several recent studies by replicating them. The studies...
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Two gene variants identified as risk factors for childhood obesity
The largest ever genome-wide study has identified two new gene variants that increase the risk of common childhood obesity. “We have definitively identified and characterized a genetic predisposition to common...
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Obesity adds more health-care costs than smoking, study finds
Obesity costs the health care system more than smoking does, a new study has found. The annual health costs for someone who is obese average $1,850 more than for a...
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Growing up on farm helps immune system, study of pigs shows
For the first time, there is conclusive evidence that growing up on a farm is good for the immune system. Researchers from the University of Bristol’s veterinary sciences school have...