UofL researchers discover bacteria causing Legionnaire鈥檚 disease is just trying to find a home in human lungs
Microbiologists at UofL have found that Legionella pneumophila uses a 鈥渢ool鈥 that allows it to thrive in an amoeba host and in human lung...
UofL researchers describe possible mechanism for link between obesity and breast cancer
It is widely accepted that higher levels of body fat increase the risk of developing breast cancer, as well as other cancers. Based on...
UofL professor provides insight on importance of strengthening mental health in time of physical isolation and uncertainty
Physical isolation and social distancing have become the new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and strengthening psychological coping is as important as staying physically...
UofL psychologist has high hopes for new statewide council
When the Kentucky Eating Disorders Council first convenes this summer, Cheri Levinson can be proud of her role in establishing it, the nation鈥檚 second.
The...
UofL increases capacity for processing coronavirus test results
As coronavirus cases continue to spread throughout the commonwealth, the University of Louisville has ramped up its efforts to combat the deadly pandemic.
UofL researchers...
Depth of recession depends on containment of COVID-19, says UofL health economist
Strategies to contain the spread of COVID-19 have put pressure on the United States economy as many businesses have closed their doors and millions...
UofL names Ganzel vice president, announces UofL Health Board
The University of Louisville and UofL Health on March 30 announced significant leadership appointments.
Toni Ganzel, MD, dean of the UofL School of Medicine, has...
UofL鈥檚 nationally networked lab enables researchers to safely study coronavirus
A decade ago, when the National Institutes of Health needed to place a high-security biocontainment laboratory in Kentucky, capable of safely studying dangerous and...
UofL engineering students producing 3-D printed face shields for healthcare professionals
COVID-19 has caused a sea change in day-to-day life. Work, school, recreation, retail, medical care, everything has been altered.
Many have expressed a sense of...
UofL professor leading Louisville’s charge against coronavirus
If the person often standing next to Mayor Greg Fischer and providing regular updates on the city鈥檚 COVID-19 response looks familiar, that鈥檚 because she鈥檚...