Tag: heart disease
UofL medical students address heart health disparities in summer research
UofL medical students Paul Brown and Andrea Ballinger conducted a study to decrease health disparities for Black patients by helping educate physicians about potential...
UofL researcher connecting pollution exposure and sleep health
Clara Sears is fascinated by sleep. Quality sleep is essential to support growth and development and many adolescents in the U.S. are not getting...
UofL researchers find link between mental well-being and heart disease risk
A study at the University of Louisville found that overall psychological well-being corresponds to lower risk factors for heart disease.
Researchers in UofL鈥檚 Christina Lee...
UofL Superfund Research Center receives $10.8 million to expand studies into...
The University of Louisville has been awarded $10.8 million in renewed funding for the UofL Superfund Research Center, part of the Christina Lee Brown...
UofL research: Living near trees may prevent vascular damage from pollution
Researchers at the University of Louisville have shown that living near an abundance of green vegetation can offset the negative effects of air pollution...
UofL’s Green Heart Project’s large-scale tree planting underway in Louisville
A first-of-its-kind study of the effects of plants on human health, the Green Heart Project, is beginning large-scale planting of trees and shrubs in...
Neighborhoods with more greenspace may mean less heart disease UofL report...
People who live in leafy, green neighborhoods may have a lower risk of developing heart disease and strokes, according to new research published online...
UofL cardiology team鈥檚 editorial stresses need for more accurate heart disease...
A University of Louisville cardiologist and data scientist stressed the need for more accurate heart disease risk-prediction models in an editorial published in the...
Annual Knock Out Stroke event May 12 at Muhammad Ali Center
Kentucky residents suffer stroke at rates among the highest in the nation. Factors increasing the risk of stroke include high blood pressure, high cholesterol,...
Air pollution linked to blood vessel damage in healthy young adults...
Fine particulate matter air pollution may be associated with blood vessel damage and inflammation among young, healthy adults, according to new research in Circulation...