The project involves piloting a specific behavioral parent training program called the "Family Check-Up," which they plan to test as an annual aspect of care for children and families who are already receiving regular and frequent care related to pediatric hearing loss.

Claire Snell-Rood, a behavioral health researcher in the UK College of Medicine, recently published her first book based on her time spent in New Delhi interviewing slum women as part of her doctoral thesis research.

The CCTS awarded pilot funding to 10 projects that foster collaboration and new medical product development. The pilot funding program provides research support and up to $50,000 for preliminary and proof-of-concept studies critical to moving basic laboratory findings into clinical applications.

Fourth and fifth grade students who partnered with UK researchers to study circadian rhythms, or body clocks, were recently rewarded with a trip to campus to get a glimpse of college life and what it's like to work as a scientist. During their visit, the students saw their heartbeats on monitors, examined slides under microscopes, learned how planes are built, and even held a human brain.

Researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences recently discovered that older adults who are aerobically fit have better and stronger connections between some brain regions.

The University of Kentucky research team hopes to learn about the relationship between circadian rhythms, eating, and activity behaviors and the incidence of overweight and obesity in children.

Christina Studts was recently awarded a three-year, $450,000 grant from NIMH to improve the delivery of behavioral parent training programs (BPT) in underserved communities.

Watch the video to hear about how the Elayi's fell in love, had children and moved across the Atlantic twice before settling in the Bluegrass in hopes of making an impact on the health of their fellow Kentuckians

The interdisciplinary project seeks to maximize the combined expertise of Christina Studts, a clinical social worker and public health researcher whose research targets early childhood behavior issues, and Matthew Bush, a cochlear implant surgeon and expert in pediatric hearing loss.

The CCTS has awarded twelve pilot grants to support innovative, collaborative research relevant to the health challenges and disparities faced by the nation and the citizens of Kentucky.