Just A Little Tremble
Parkinson's disease and other life-altering movement disorders often start with small warning signs. Irene Litvan probes these mysterious diseases.
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Presidential Temples
Would Bill Clinton have built a 152,000-square-foot, $165 million complex that houses a presidential library, living space and the University of Arkansas school of public service if Franklin Delano Roosevelt had not been a pack rat?
Stopping A Slow, Insidious Process
William Pierce explores new ways to stop bone loss and breakage due to osteoporosis.
From Bill Monroe to Beethoven
Just what can you teach a cellist who performs regularly on an internationally syndicated radio show, opens for the likes of Ricky Skaggs and Nanci Griffith, plays with famous banjo ace Bela Fleck or records on a label as prestigious as Telarc?
The Hunt For Better Vaccines
Thomas Mitchell and his research team at U of L’s Institute for Cellular Therapeutics study how adjuvants—substances added to vaccines to boost immune function—can increase vaccines’ effectiveness and minimize harmful side effects.
Earthquake Evidence
As part of a $219 million project called EarthScope, U of L scientist Jafar Hadizadeh studies rock samples extracted from deep within the planet to better understand earthquakes.
Walking Time Bombs
Many older people are being hurt or killed by taking too many prescription drugs. U of L geriatric researchers study the problem of polypharmacology.
Cancer Hunters
Researchers Kyung Kang and Sham Kakar study the use of special nanoparticles that can both detect and shrink breast tumors.
