UofL immunologist discovers biomarker that predicts a crisis in COVID-19 patients
Dr. Jun Yan, professor of surgery and microbiology and immunology at the University of Louisville, led a team of researchers in the discovery of...
UofL researchers part of a nearly $17 million investment to fast-track studies on effects of vaping, nicotine on youth
The American Heart Association is investing nearly $17 million to fund a two-year research initiative, ENACT (End Nicotine Addiction in Children and Teens), led...
COVID-19 antibody initiative receives $1.5 million to expand testing, launch ‘virus radar’ Gift from James Graham Brown Foundation will aid in safer re-opening of Kentucky
The Co-Immunity Project, a groundbreaking collaboration to track and curb COVID-19 in Kentucky, has received $1.5 million from the James Graham Brown Foundation, as...
UofL receives $3.8M to test new gene therapy for heart attacks
When someone has a heart attack, it causes muscle cells in their heart to die, and the heart cannot regenerate these cells. Researchers at...
Programs serving moms in recovery focus of new UofL study Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Aligning Systems for Health grant to support the work
A University of Louisville study will evaluate how health care, public health and social services organizations are working together to improve the health and...
Groundbreaking coronavirus immunity initiative receives an infusion of funding
Just as the Co-Immunity Project has begun its first phase to test Louisville health care workers for COVID-19 and antibodies from the disease that...
UofL research shows Group B Strep infections more common than previously recognized
Research published this week from UofL and Pfizer Inc., is the first to show the burden of both invasive and non-invasive Group B Streptococcus...
UofL delivering health care through a new lens: smart glasses
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of telemedicine, and as part of that expansion, faculty at the University of Louisville are piloting...
UofL launches decontamination program to alleviate mask shortage for health care workers No-charge program allows up to 20 uses of scarce N95 respirators for health care and community organizations
Health care workers and first responders put their own health at risk every time they come face-to-face with someone who has – or may...
New study shows reduction of coal emission led to reduced asthma hospitalizations among Louisvillians
After four Louisville coal-fired power plants either retired coal as their energy source or installed stricter emissions controls, local residents’ asthma symptoms and asthma-related...