Page 2 - Nancy Cox News Today

The Consortium for Understanding and Reducing Infectious Diseases in Kentucky (CURE-KY) will foster multidisciplinary collaborations to address the burden of infectious diseases in the Commonwealth and beyond.

Health News - An analysis of the genomes of more than 1 million people of European ancestry, conducted by several of the world’s leading genomic centers, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has identified more than 2,000 independent genetic signals for blood pressure. The findings, published in the journal Nature Genetics, include improved polygenic scores for predicting blood pressure and the discovery of 500 previously unreported genes that affect blood pressure....

Have you ever stared at the section of a ballot, for county and city elected officials, only to think, “I don’t know if I can vote for them. I don’t know anything about them!” …

Coronary artery disease and major depression may be genetically linked via inflammatory pathways to an increased risk for cardiomyopathy, a degenerative heart muscle disease, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Heather Bush, who has been the interim dean of UK’s College of Public Health, will continue in the role. Plus, the latest on higher ed bills and a $9 million donation to UK.

<p>An international genetic study using multiancestry biobanks has identified novel genetic locations associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common type of glaucoma and the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. The findings, published Feb. 20 in <a href="https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(24)00053-3" target="_blank">Cell Reports Medicine</a>, detail ancestry- and sex-specific genetic loci associat...

An international genetic study using multiancestry biobanks has identified novel genetic locations associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common type of glaucoma and the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally.

In his early 40s, Joseph Maroon, a neurosurgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, was so unfit that walking up a flight of stairs was challenging. He was desperate to feel better.

Republican voters will have a few local choices to make when they cast a ballot May 7 in the Primary Election. At the conclusion of the month-long candidate filing period Friday, contested races …

Engagement funding will expand collaborative efforts between UK and partners across the Commonwealth while addressing important public needs — strengthening outreach and extension efforts in Kentucky.