Men with Breast Cancer Fare Worse than Women
June 13, 2012 | June 13, 2012 | A recent study has found that while breast cancer in men is rare, it is often more deadly than breast cancer in women.
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UAMS Data Center Achieves Energy Star Rating for Efficiency
June 12, 2012 | June 12, 2012 | The UAMS Primary Data Center, opened in September 2010 to handle the campus’ growing information technology infrastructure needs, recently achieved high marks for energy efficiency – among the best in the nation for such facilities.
UAMS Breast Cancer Program Benefits from Televised Shoe Sale
June 11, 2012 | June 11, 2012 | A recent donation resulting from a nationwide shoe sale on the multimedia retailer QVC has benefited breast cancer research and education in Arkansas.
UAMS’ Institute on Aging Celebrates Four-story Expansion
June 4, 2012 | June 5, 2012 | The Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation have dedicated four new floors built atop the existing institute that will expand research and education capabilities.
UAMS Leads Telemedicine Pilot Program in Japan
June 1, 2012 | June 1, 2012 | A crisp image of a smiling Japanese man sitting at a desk appeared on the flat screen monitor.
UAMS Enlists Search Dogs for Cancer Study
May 30, 2012 | 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.
Anti-Meth Research Earns Student Award
May 29, 2012 | May 29, 2012 | While no medication exists now for treating addiction to methamphetamine, UAMS graduate student Shraddha Thakkar and colleagues in the Graduate School and College of Medicine are working to change that.
UAMS AHEC Southwest in Texarkana Wins “Spirit of Service” Award
May 25, 2012 | May 25, 2012 | The Arkansas Health Care Access Foundation has recognized the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) regional program in Texarkana for its outstanding personalized medical care and education outreach.
UAMS’ Psychiatric Research Institute Hosts The Rep’s “Next to Normal”
May 23, 2012 | May 23, 2012 | The Psychiatric Research Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is working to change not only the way mental illness is treated but the way the disease is perceived.
UAMS Graduates More than 900 New Health Care Professionals
May 22, 2012 | May 22, 2012 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 906 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its May 19 commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.