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October 21, 2024

UAMS Researchers Find Ground Beef Packs Bigger Muscle-Building Punch than Soy-Based Alternative

News Staff

Top view of a rustic wood table filled with ingredients for cooking a delicious homemade cheeseburger. An iron grill with two cooked ground beef burgers is placed at the top-right of the frame and at the opposite side is a cutting board with raw ground beef burgers while the other ingredients are scattered on the table.

LITTLE ROCK — When it comes to building muscle, not all proteins are created equal.

New research from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) reveals that 100% ground beef packs a bigger punch for muscle protein synthesis than a soy-based counterpart.


October 17, 2024

Conference Offers Look at Latest Developments in Geriatric Care

Chris Carmody

Donald Bodenner, director of the UAMS Thyroid Cancer Clinic and chief of endocrine oncology, speaks during a panel discussion that also featured Jeanne Wei, executive director of the Institute on Aging and chair of the Department of Geriatrics, and Christopher Johnson, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging recently hosted its annual Geriatrics Updates conference, convening health professionals and community members who wanted to learn about the latest developments in geriatric care. The three-day conference covered a variety of topics that affect the lives of older adults, including cancer,…


October 16, 2024

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Named Center of Excellence by MDS Foundation

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Named Center of Excellence by MDS Foundation

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the MDS Foundation, making it the only center in Arkansas to become part of the foundation’s referral network of the top bone marrow disorder treatment centers in the world. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are…


October 15, 2024

UAMS Establishes Proteomics Center of Excellence in Little Rock with Thermo Fisher Scientific

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS Establishes Proteomics Center of Excellence in Little Rock with Thermo Fisher Scientific

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the launch of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Center of Excellence for Proteomics at UAMS — the first and only academic-industry partnership of its kind in the United States. The world leader in serving science, Thermo Fisher Scientific, entered into a formal agreement with the IDeA National…


‘Drugified’ Depictions Everywhere in America, Says Author Sam Quinones

Tim Taylor

Author Sam Quinones, sitting with Department of Psychiatry Chair Laura Dunn, M.D.,, said an estimated 100,000 Americans will overdose on fentanyl this year. “That is a staggering amount of people.”

The American public is “assaulted” with addictive images every day, according to award-winning author Sam Quinones, so it should come as no surprise that so many people are drawn to the abundance of illicit drugs available throughout the country.


October 14, 2024

Symposium Showcases Promising Research Aimed at Reducing Cancer Therapy Side Effects

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS Cancer Researcher Amanda Stolarz. Ph.D.,

What is worse? Cancer or cancer treatment? Ask any patient treated with chemotherapy, and the answer may be the treatment. Common side effects of chemotherapy include pain, fatigue, hair loss, mouth sores, bowel issues as well as nerve, muscle, cell and organ damage. And that’s just chemotherapy. Conventional X-ray radiation, a treatment needed by half…


UAMS Hosts Oct. 24 Spinal Neurosurgery Lecture

Linda Satter

copy of announcement

LITTLE ROCK — Nicholas Theodore, M.D., a nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury, will discuss advances in spine surgery in a free, public lecture Oct. 24 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Theodore is a professor of neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery and biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University School of…


October 11, 2024

UAMS Adult Sickle Cell Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Annual Symposium

Benjamin Waldrum

Sickle Cell patient panel 2024

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Adult Sickle Cell Program celebrated a decade of providing care for patients across Arkansas during its annual symposium. Speakers at the event, which included several patients, reflected on the past while looking with hope toward the future. The Sept. 19 event was held on the 12th floor…


New UAMS Initiative Trains Community Health Workers to Provide Diabetes Support in Rural Pharmacies

David Wise

Tina Hedrick from AFMC leads CHWs in an exercise on anatomy as part of the DEEP training program.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation launched a statewide initiative to train community health workers (CHWs) to provide diabetes support using the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) curriculum. This training, which is part of a larger statewide initiative to empower local communities to improve diabetes management and outcomes,…


October 10, 2024

UAMS Neurodiversity Conference Provides Vibrant Platform for Discussion

David Wise

Jeffrey Clothier, M.D., medical director of the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute, gives the keynote address at the UAMS neurodiversity conference

In a world increasingly focused on inclusivity, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ “2024 Neurodiversity Conference: Bridging Health Care Gaps into Adulthood” provided a vibrant platform for discussing the importance of neurodiversity in workplaces, schools and communities. Held at the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale, the Sept. 27 event…



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