Gilson Capilouto, PhD, and Tommy Cunningham, PhD, have developed a device to measure the strength and coordination of an infant's ability to suck. The device, called the Infant Feeding Solution, is the first “internet of things” medical device cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the NICU.

The CCTS pilot funding program provides opportunities and resources for innovative, collaborative research relevant to the health challenges and disparities faced by the nation.

With support from a high-impact pilot award from the CCTS, Samy-Claude Elayi and a multidisciplinary group of researchers are trying to understand why a condition presents so differently in family members with the same genetic mutation.

A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers shows that chloroquine – a drug currently used to treat malaria – may be useful in treating patients with metastatic cancers.

Six teams of researchers and physician scientists have become the inaugural recipients of pilot funding from the new Multidisciplinary Value Program (MVP).

A group of researchers led by Nathan Johnson, Ph.D., were able to demonstrate a positive correlation between fitness and blood flow to areas of the brain where the hallmark tangles and plaques of AD pathology are usually first detected.

The Community Transition Program provides education, resources and care coordination for individuals who are moving between care facilities and their homes in Perry and surrounding counties.

UK researcher Ying Liang, MD, PhD, received a prestigious R01 grant, totaling $1.88 million over five years, from the National Institutes of Health.

A look back at accomplishments made in 2015 at the University of Kentucky

The CCTS pilot study, conducted at Blackburn, will include two groups, the "treatment as usual" group, who will receive mental health screeners and a basic HIV education component, and the "intervention" group, employing a new prevention method.