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UAMS Records $38.8 Million in Research Support to Combat COVID-19
LITTLE ROCK — Since last year’s arrival of COVID-19, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D. nearly $38.8 million, primarily from state...
View ArticleUAMS Cancer Researcher Receives $1.1 Million as Part of NIH Grant at...
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will allow UAMS researcher Isabelle Racine Miousse, Ph.D., to ramp up her study of a nutrient that may have a role in the effectiveness of immunotherapy for...
View ArticleUAMS Studies Highlight Endocrine Disorders that Put Children at Higher Risk...
COVID-19 infections put children at much higher risk for complications and death if they have either poorly controlled diabetes or adrenal insufficiency, according to two studies by researchers at the...
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UAMS Physician’s New Skills and Lucky Timing Save Vilonia Baby from Deadly,...
Kapil Arya, M.D., credits the Translational Research Institute-supported Implementation Science Scholars program for helping him quickly implement the SMA newborn screening statewide. Oliver Hurst owes...
View ArticleNIH Grant Supporting UAMS Study of Drugs to Improve Long-term Kidney...
LITTLE ROCK — A National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will allow UAMS researcher Nirmala Parajuli, DVM, Ph.D., to study a novel way to improve the long-term outcomes of patients who receive kidneys...
View ArticleFree UAMS Summer Science Activities Go Virtual Statewide
LITTLE ROCK –Arkansas students from 6th through 12th grades will have plenty of opportunities this summer to participate in interactive science programs through the University of Arkansas for Medical...
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Arkansas College Students Learn About COVID-19, Other Infectious Diseases at...
UAMS treated Arkansas college students interested in research or medical careers involving infectious diseases like COVID-19 to a workshop May 19. Thirteen undergraduate students from six colleges...
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UAMS Project Part of National Effort to Reduce COVID-19 in Hardest Hit...
LITTLE ROCK — UAMS researchers and their community partners across Arkansas are studying the causes behind COVID-19’s devastating impact on minorities and developing plans to help increase vaccination...
View ArticleUAMS Cancer Institute Expands Research with Addition of 10 Faculty
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently added 10 research faculty, significantly expanding the institute’s cancer research...
View ArticleUAMS’ First Phase 1 Cancer Clinical Trial Testing New Way to Protect Hearts...
LITTLE ROCK — The drug dexrazoxane has a reputation akin to someone who both fights and sets fires. On the one hand, this Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug prevents heart damage caused...
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Helena-West Helena Native Beverly Johnson-Wells Returns to Join UAMS Rural...
LITTLE ROCK — Beverly Johnson-Wells, MLS, recently returned to her hometown of Helena-West Helena to serve as associate director of research for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)...
View ArticleCancer Discovery Published in Nature Highlights National Role of UAMS...
LITTLE ROCK — A highly specialized UAMS research team that serves as a national resource recently helped the University of North Carolina (UNC) discover a key driver of cancer cell development. The...
View ArticleUAMS Releases Findings from Statewide COVID-19 Antibody Study
Results Underscore Need for Vaccinations LITTLE ROCK — A statewide COVID-19 antibody study led by UAMS found that by the end of 2020, 7.4% of Arkansans had antibodies to the virus, but there were wide...
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UAMS Researcher Leading $3.1 Million Preschool Intervention to Reduce Obesity...
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is leading a major new effort to reduce cancer by addressing eating habits in early childcare and education settings. The project,...
View ArticleUAMS Research Team Finds Potential Cause of COVID-19 ‘Long-haulers’
LITTLE ROCK — A UAMS research team has identified a potential cause of long-lasting symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients, often referred to as long-haulers. The findings were published in the...
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UAMS Research Team Upends Understanding of How Blood Clots Form; NIH Awards...
LITTLE ROCK — A UAMS-led research team has found that blood clots form in puncture wounds similar to a skyscraper, with rooms and furnishings that scientists can now see. Published in Communications...
View ArticleTRI Seminar Series, Oct. 8 ‘What Works and What Doesn’t Work as Junior Faculty’
The next presentation in the TRI Research Fundamentals Seminar Series will be “What Works and What Doesn’t Work as Junior Faculty” on Zoom, noon — 1 p.m., Oct. 8. Justin Leung, Ph.D., an assistant...
View ArticleFree UAMS Summer Science Activities Go Virtual Statewide
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NCI Grant Supporting UAMS Research to Improve Cancer Treatment for Patients...
LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team will use a National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to study promising new ways to improve the effectiveness of a common...
View ArticleUAMS Researchers See 12% Increase in Grant Funding for FY2021
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 12.2% this past year, with $177.4 million in grants by the end...
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