Research
February 23, 2017
Researcher’s Findings Likely to Change How Doctors Treat Underactive Thyroid in Pregnant Women
Feb. 23, 2017 | In the first national study on the topic, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher found evidence to suggest that fewer pregnant women with a mildly underactive thyroid should be treated than previously recommended. UAMS’ Spyridoula Maraka, M.D., published the findings recently in The BMJ, an international peer-reviewed medical journal…
February 14, 2017
UAMS Scientists Create Promising Mouse Model for Reaching Cure for ALS
Feb. 14, 2017 | Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have found a new way to replicate Lou Gehrig’s disease in mice, in what they hope will bring scientists one big step closer to a cure. Mahmoud Kiaei, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the…
February 8, 2017
Researcher Reveals Clues to Immunity as a Cause of High Blood Pressure
Feb. 8, 2017 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher has shed light on the role of immune cells inside the kidneys in the development of salt-sensitive high blood pressure, publishing his findings in Nature Communications. Shengyu Mu, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the UAMS College…
February 2, 2017
UAMS ‘Synthetic Marijuana’ Findings Make Journal Cover
Feb. 2, 2017 | UAMS researchers were published today in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, warning the broader science community and the public about the serious health risks associated with so-called synthetic marijuana products, which are marketed as safe, legal alternatives to marijuana. Titled “Synthetic Pot: Not Your Grandfather’s Marijuana,” the article was featured on the…
January 5, 2017
Research Opens New Possibilities for Treatment for Osteoporosis and Other Bone Diseases
Jan. 5, 2017 | A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers have made key advances in the understanding of how bone is maintained, opening new avenues for the development of treatments for osteoporosis, arthritis and bone metastasis of certain types of cancer. Haibo Zhao, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and physiology…
December 8, 2016
Professors Publish Project with 3-D Microscope in Nature Photonics
Dec. 8, 2016 | A project to develop a new type of microscope with unprecedented speed and resolution has revealed previously unseen parts of human cells, as highlighted in a Nature Photonics article co-authored by two researchers in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Brian Storrie, Ph.D., and Vladimir Lupashin, Ph.D.,…
December 5, 2016
UAMS Part of International Myeloma Genome Project
Dec. 5, 2016 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is collaborating with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Celgene Corp. to compile the largest set of high-quality genetic data related to myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in the blood. Brian Walker, Ph.D., a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Internal…
UAMS Recognizes Community Partners at Celebration Dinner
Dec. 5, 2016 | The UAMS Translational Research Institute honored UAMS’ many Arkansas community partners Nov. 18 with its fourth annual Community Partner Celebration. During the event at the Centre at University Park in Little Rock, Naomi Cottoms, executive director of Tri County Rural Health Network (Tri County), accepted the first Chancellor’s Community Research Partner…
November 28, 2016
Medical Showcase Highlights Basic Subcellular Mechanisms
Nov. 28, 2016 | UAMS researchers spent an evening discussing structures within the basic unit of all living things, a cell, at the latest wine-and-cheese reception hosted Nov. 9 by the College of Medicine to highlight medical research. Fourteen projects were featured at the Showcase of Medical Discoveries: Basic Subcellular Mechanisms in the UAMS Winthrop…
November 1, 2016
Graduate Students Gain Valuable Experience at Symposium
Nov. 1, 2016 | Experience was the name of the game at the UAMS Graduate Student Association Research Symposium – experience developing posters, giving presentations and even organizing a symposium. Thirty UAMS Graduate School students participated in the Oct. 28 event, which was held in both the Helen Guinn Adams Atrium and the Rayford Auditorium…
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