UAMS News
October 13, 2008
Pat Torvestad Serves as Race for the Cure Honorary Chairwoman
The most common type of breast cancer starts in the lining of the breast ducts. Breast cancer that has not spread outside of these ducts is called ductal carcinoma in situ. Invasive breast cancer is cancer that has spread outside of the breast ducts.
October 10, 2008
Mobile Spa a Treat for Breast Cancer Patients, Caregivers
A sunny autumn day was made even brighter for breast cancer patients, survivors and caregivers courtesy of the Energizer battery company.
October 9, 2008
UAMS Researcher Ware Awarded Grant To Study Role of Blood Platelets in Tumor Growth
LITTLE ROCK – A scientist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program to continue his research into the role of blood platelets in the growth and spread of tumors. Jerry Ware, Ph.D., professor in the UAMS Department…
October 8, 2008
Researcher Receives Grant to Study Brain Activity of Addicts
LITTLE ROCK – For 25 years, Warren K. Bickel, Ph.D., director of the Center for Addiction Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has studied the intricate brain functions of individuals addicted to various substances, including cocaine, tobacco and alcohol.</span></p>
Head and Neck Surgeon Richter Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – Gresham T. Richter, M.D., who specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and common head and neck disorders in children, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Richter, an assistant professor, is based full time at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, whose doctors are…
Two UAMS Doctors in Jones Eye Institute Receive Chairs
LITTLE ROCK – Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) doctors in the Jones Eye Institute became the inaugural recipients today of endowed chairs established by gifts from foundations of two long-time UAMS supporters. Nalini Bora, Ph.D., received the Bernice Young Jones Chair in Ophthalmology and Christopher T. Westfall, M.D., received the…
UAMS Doctoral Candidates Receive White Coats at Ceremony
White coats were distributed to 79 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) graduate students celebrating the initiation of their dissertation research at the inaugural Research Induction Ceremony for doctoral candidates.
Researcher Receives Grant to Study Brain Activity of Addicts
For 25 years, Warren K. Bickel, Ph.D., director of the Center for Addiction Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has studied the intricate brain functions of individuals addicted to various substances, including cocaine, tobacco and alcohol.
October 7, 2008
BMI Screenings in Schools Lead to No Rise in Taunts for Kids
LITTLE ROCK – Student teasing about weight has not increased since Arkansas law began requiring body mass index (BMI) screenings and other changes in schools to address the state’s childhood obesity epidemic, according to new research published today. The study, published in the October issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, counters…
October 6, 2008
Former Student Delivers Inaugural Yasargil Lecture at UAMS
The first time Anton Valavanis, M.D., tried to visit the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to speak, he braved an icy taxi ride from Dallas to Little Rock only to find the event had been cancelled by the ice storm of 2000.
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