University of Kentucky (UK)

The University of Kentucky (UK) is a public co-educational university in Lexington, Kentucky

Could a simple reusable cotton based filter remove carbon dioxide from air and gas mixtures at promising rates?

Is corn ethanol a fuel that may be worse for the climate than the gasoline it replaces?

Could microscopic soil roundworm compounds really protect major crops from pests and pathogens?

Protecting crops from pests and pathogens without using toxic pesticides has been a longtime goal of farmers. Researchers at Boyce Thompson Institute have found that compounds from an unlikely source – microscopic soil roundworms – could achieve this aim. As described in research published in the May 2019 issue of Journal of Phytopathology, these compounds helped protect major

Could microscopic soil roundworm compounds really protect major crops from pests and pathogens?

New AI agents seem more relatable and trustworthy to humans

Why did the frog cross the road? Well, a new artificial intelligent (AI) agent that can play the classic arcade game Frogger not only can tell you why it crossed the road, but it can justify its every move in everyday language. Developed by Georgia Tech, in collaboration with Cornell and the University of Kentucky, the

New AI agents seem more relatable and trustworthy to humans

A new way to combat cancer at the cellular level: Block it

New findings published in Nature Chemical Biology show promise for finding new solutions to treat lung cancer and other deadly diseases. Kentucky continues to lead the nation in incidence and death rates from lung cancer, and the University of Kentucky is committed to reducing these numbers. According to the National Cancer Institute, cancer is among the leading causes

A new way to combat cancer at the cellular level: Block it

Revolutionary graphene filter could solve water crisis

A new type of graphene-based filter could be the key to managing the global water crisis, a study has revealed. The new graphene filter, which has been developed by Monash University and the University of Kentucky, allows water and other liquids to be filtered nine times faster than the current leading commercial filter. According to

Revolutionary graphene filter could solve water crisis

Physicist Discovers New 2D Material that could Upstage Graphene

A new one atom-thick flat material that could upstage the wonder material graphene and advance digital technology has been discovered by a physicist at the University of Kentucky working in collaboration with scientists from Daimler in Germany and the Institute for Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) in Greece. Reported in Physical Review B, Rapid Communications,

Physicist Discovers New 2D Material that could Upstage Graphene

Power Paper: Storing electricity in paper

Researchers at Linköping University’s Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Sweden, have developed power paper – a new material with an outstanding ability to store energy. The material consists of nanocellulose and a conductive polymer. The results have been published in Advanced Science. One sheet, 15 centimetres in diameter and a few tenths of a millimetre thick

Power Paper: Storing electricity in paper

Groundbreaking Pain Research

Surprisingly long-lasting opioid mechanism of natural chronic pain control The bodies of mammals, including humans, respond to injury by releasing endogenous opioids — compounds that mitigate acute pain. A team of researchers, led by those at the University of Kentucky, has uncovered groundbreaking new information about how the body responds to traumatic injury with the development of

Groundbreaking Pain Research

Bean leaves can trap bedbugs, researchers find

Inspired by a traditional Balkan bedbug remedy, researchers have documented how microscopic hairs on kidney bean leaves effectively stab and trap the biting insects, according to findings published online today in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Scientists at UC Irvine and the University of Kentucky are now developing materials that mimic the geometry of

Bean leaves can trap bedbugs, researchers find

Major Breakthrough in Macular Degeneration

Could herald a new potential therapy for GA University of Kentucky researchers, led by Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, have made an exciting finding in the “dry” form of age-related macular degeneration known as geographic atrophy (GA). GA is an untreatable condition that causes blindness in millions of individuals due to death of retinal pigmented epithelial cells.

Major Breakthrough in Macular Degeneration

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CHI Saint Joseph Health names Dr. Roberto Cardarelli chief medical officer of 2 hospitals
Dr. Cardarelli is the new CMO at Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East. He joined the health system from UK HealthCare, the Lexington-based University of Kentucky's health system. There, he ...
University of Kentucky providing support to Eastern Kentucky after severe flooding
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto sent the following message to the campus following the severe flooding in eastern Kentucky.
Cardarelli named Chief Medical Officer for Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East
Roberto Cardarelli, DO, MHA, MPH, FAAFP, has been named chief medical officer (CMO) for Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East. He joined the hospitals in that role today. Dr. Cardarelli comes to ...
Alzheimer's Community Remains Optimistic Despite Reports of Fraud in 2006 Study
An investigative report has concluded that images were falsified in a landmark 2006 Alzheimer's study, but many experts in the field remain optimistic ...
Grant to support construction of agritech research center
The University of Pikeville will receive a $4.4 million grant to support construction of an agritech research and education center in eastern Kentucky.

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University of Kentucky providing support to Eastern Kentucky after severe flooding
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto sent the following message to the campus following the severe flooding in eastern Kentucky.
Despite all the griping, NIL is improving — not ruining — college sports
Many of the complaints about college athletes benefiting financially from their fame don’t stand up to scrutiny.
‘Rescind the Doctrine’ protest greets pope in Canada
Those decrees have been seen as underpinning the Doctrine of Discovery, a legal concept ... a property and administrative law professor at the University of Saskatchewan, said any repudiation ...
New study shows hope, options for older patients with liver cancer
Physicians and researchers from UK HealthCare's Transplant Center and the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center conducted a study of patients over the age of 70 with a type of liver cancer ...
UK launches new portal that connects businesses with research
The University of Kentucky recently launched ... [email protected] is the latest acquisition by UK Research. Elsevier’s analytic and research discovery tools SciVal and Scopus were implemented at ...