Standing up to childhood obesity by not sitting as much in school Study finds standing desks improve body mass index percentile of children
Changing a classroom from standard desks to standing desks has a significant effect on the body mass index (BMI) percentile of students, according to...
UofL research shows more awareness needed on home environmental exposures that cause lung cancer Presence of children in the home did not motivate parents to test and mitigate for radon and secondhand tobacco smoke
A University of Louisville School of Nursing researcher has found that the presence of children in the home did not motivate parents to test...
School of Medicine faculty tapped for leadership roles Tse, Koenig named editors-in-chief of peer-reviewed journals
The University of Louisville continues to demonstrate international聽leadership in medicine as two faculty members have been named editors-in-chief of respected medical journals.William Tse, MD,...
Dental, dental hygiene and nursing students mark their entry into the health professions
University of Louisville dental, dental hygiene and undergraduate nursing students will mark their entry into the health care field this weekend. About 150 dental...
State Fair provides Kentuckians opportunity for health checkups, information
Thrilling rides and junk food are on top of the list for many Kentucky State Fair goers, but it can also be an opportunity...
Researchers to explore the lifetime effects of cigarette smoke and genetics on infertility National Institutes of Health awards UofL $440,000 grant to support the study
In an effort to understand how specific genetic factors coupled with lifetime exposure to cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke may influence a woman鈥檚 ability...
Gray Street Farmers Market selected for Double Dollars program
The Kentucky-based Double Dollars program, funded by the Community Farm Alliance (CFA), is now available at the Gray Street Farmers Market. Across the country,...
Nursing student broadens care skills on Tanzania trip
Caring for patients at a government-run hospital in Tanzania forced nursing student Lexi Delaney to think critically with scarce resources.Delaney, a BSN student at...
Participants sought by UofL for research in e-cigarette flavors
Non-smokers aged 18 to聽40 are sought for a research trial at the University of Louisville examining how flavors added to tobacco may lead to...
Third annual UofL Nightingale Awards will recognize outstanding nurses
The public is invited to nominate outstanding nurses employed in Kentucky and Southern Indiana for the 3rd聽annual University of Louisville Florence Nightingale Awards in...