The UK College of Health Sciences recently inducted two outstanding alumni into their annual Hall of Fame Scholarship and Awards dinner. ...read more

Cervical Cancer Free Kentucky (CCFKY) is an initiative of the Rural Cancer Prevention Center at the UK College of Public Health with the goal of reducing the burden of cervical cancer in the Commonwealth. ...read more

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has received more than $6 million to study a deadly blood and bone marrow disease often caused by chemotherapy or radiation treatments. A $5 million grant from the Edward P. Evans Foundation, along with a $1.25 million donor gift, will fund research of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). ...read more

Younger-onset (or early-onset) Alzheimer’s disease refers to Alzheimer’s disease in people younger than 65. It has been in the news lately: Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt, 59, recently stepped down from her job due to Alzheimer’s. Early-onset Alzheimer’s can affect people as young as their 40s. Because it strikes people in the prime of life, the early-onset form of the disease brings with it extra complications.

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Wondering how to keep your brain sharp as you age? Interested in how memory works and what you can do to keep yours healthy? ...read more