June 24, 2011 | June 24, 2011 | In a study that is receiving national attention, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers recently found that rheumatoid arthritis patients have a 60 percent increased risk for an abnormal heart rhythm that can cause stroke.
June 22, 2011 | June 22, 2011 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) BioVentures startup, PhytoTEK, recently earned a top-three finish in a prestigious Harvard business plan competition.
June 17, 2011 | June 17, 2011 | The integration of the cutting-edge field of genetics into state-of-the-art eye care and research was unveiled today at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute.
June 16, 2011 | LITTLE ROCK – Lorraine Frazier, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., has been named dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing effective Oct. 1.
June 15, 2011 | JUNE 15, 2011 | It’s been a busy year at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. While more than 500 supporters gathered July 30, 2010, to dedicate the institute’s new 12-story tower, construction workers were already preparing the original Pat and Willard Walker Tower for major renovation.
June 9, 2011 | June 10, 2011 | A clinical trial on a first-of-its-kind treatment for multiple myeloma is now under way at the UAMS Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, using supercharged immune cells known as natural killer cells to attack cancer cells.
June 8, 2011 | June 9, 2011 | Meticulously scooping and weighing a sticky clump of lanolin, Jessica Compton is enjoying her first assignment inside a college-level laboratory.
June 7, 2011 | June 7, 2011| Gifts from two prominent Arkansas families recently honored UAMS’ Jeanne Y. Wei, M.D., Ph.D., and Ann T. Riggs, M.D., with endowments to support their work in geriatrics.
June 3, 2011 | June 3, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received national recognition as one of the top 10 producers of family medicine physicians.
June 1, 2011 | June 1, 2011 | The prestigious journal Nature has published research coauthored by UAMS’ Paul D. Drew, Ph.D., of a promising new compound for treating multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.