July 11, 2012

UAMS Brain Imaging Study to Help Target Psychological Treatment for Abused Adolescent Girls

David Robinson

<span style=”font-family: times new roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;”>LITTLE ROCK – A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Psychiatric Research Institute has received $405,000 for a two-year brain imaging study that will help target mental health treatments for abused adolescent girls</span>.


June 20, 2012

UAMS Receives $640,118 for Mental Health Study

David Robinson

June 20, 2012 | The Psychiatric Research Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will receive $640,118 from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the mental health needs of rural African-Americans.


June 15, 2012

UAMS Receives $434,000 for Exercise Study

David Robinson

June 15, 2012 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing researcher is studying a new approach for increasing physical activity in older, sedentary women after receiving a $434,000 National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) grant.


June 12, 2012

UAMS Receives $434,000 for Physical Activity Study of Older Women

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing researcher is studying a new approach for increasing physical activity in older, sedentary women after receiving a $434,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant.


May 30, 2012

UAMS Enlists Search Dogs for Cancer Study

David Robinson

May 30, 2012 | In the first study of its kind, Alexander “Sandy” Burnett, M.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is testing whether local search and rescue dogs can detect ovarian cancer.


May 21, 2012

TRI-Funded Study Addresses Synthetic Marijuana

David Robinson

May 21, 2012 | A collaborative effort that includes seven University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers has led to new detection methods for so-called marijuana substitutes such as K2, Summit and Spice.


Patient Glad UAMS Has Latest Aneurysm Treatment

David Robinson

May 21, 2012 | Tony King of Texarkana is among a growing number of aneurysm patients thankful that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) offers the latest minimally invasive aneurysm treatments and is one of the few medical centers in the country with the Pipeline Embolization Device. <br />


Patient With Five Aneurysms Glad UAMS Among First to Offer ‘Pipeline’ Treatment

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Tony King of Texarkana is among a growing number of aneurysm patients thankful that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has one of the country’s few medical centers offering the latest minimally invasive aneurysm treatment, including treatment with the Pipeline Embolization Device.


April 20, 2012

Piggott Community Hospital Joins UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK –Piggott Community Hospital has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region.


April 10, 2012

Five Bentonville Stroke Patients Receive Clot Buster

David Robinson

April 10, 2012 | Rhonda Smith’s stroke was about as severe as they come. Her chance for survival was slim without immediate access to a stroke neurologist who could correctly diagnose her type of stroke so she could receive a powerful clot-dissolving drug.



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