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UAMS Researcher Studies Impact of Physical Activity on Dementia Patients

Jan. 8, 2025 | Yong-Moon Mark Park, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) led a study that looked at whether physical activity could lengthen the life expectancy for patients with dementia. “Our goal was to evaluate whether changes in physical activity levels before and after a dementia diagnosis could influence survival outcomes in individuals...

Kev' Moye
Denton Thompson, a nurse project manager with the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation speaks at the Carroll County Hometown Health Coalition’s Dec. 4, 2024, meeting.

UAMS Plans More Services for Carroll County

Jan. 7, 2025 | UAMS Plans More Services for Carroll County The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation joined the Carroll County Hometown Health Coalition’s Dec. 4 meeting to discuss services the institute is looking to provide across the county in 2025. The institute is deploying mobile health units — large vehicles equipped...

David Wise
UAMS researcher Craig Forrest, Ph.D. (center), and his lab team hope their work will ultimately lead to a cancer vaccine. With Forrest are (l-r) Sheldon Zeltner, Chandra Penthala, Shana Owens, Ph.D., and Steven Murdock, Jr.

UAMS Receives $2.9 Million NIH Grant to Study Virus that Can Trigger Cancers

Jan. 6, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — A discovery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that a viral protein helps a cancer-associated herpesvirus evade the immune system has led to a five-year, $2.9 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Craig Forrest, Ph.D., will use the grant to help reveal functions of the...

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Michelle Duncan, a community health worker, poses in a rural pharmacy.
Institute for Community Health Innovation

The Heart of Rural Health Care: The Unique Impact of One Community Health Worker in Montgomery County

Jan. 6, 2025 | This story originally appeared in the Winter 2024 edition of the Arkansas Family Physician, the official publication of the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians. Michele Duncan didn’t grow up in Arkansas, but from the moment she set foot in Mount Ida — a small, close-knit community in the heart of Montgomery County — she knew...

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Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

Family Motivates UAMS College of Public Health Student to Serve

Dec. 31, 2024 | Shanda Ferguson, Pharm. D., a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program, has witnessed several family members deal with medical hardships, some due to circumstances beyond their control. For that reason, scholastically, professionally and personally, she’s on a mission...

Kev' Moye
Need help managing your stress? The UAMS Mindfulness Program's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program starts Feb. 8.
Medical News

UAMS to Offer Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program

Dec. 30, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering its Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program starting Feb. 8. The MBSR program is a scientifically backed program designed to reduce stress, enhance emotional well-being and improve overall quality of life. Participants learn mindfulness techniques that foster positivity, inner strength and...

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Doula speaking to a pregnant woman
News Release

UAMS, Partners Offer Comprehensive Doula Training

Jan. 7, 2025 | Accepting Scholarship Applications Now LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation will train 80 doulas over the next year through a comprehensive program administered by the institute and other partners, including Ujima Maternity Network and Birthing Beyond. The program is available to individuals throughout Arkansas through...

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John R. Montgomery, M.D., (left) and Tsukasa Nakamura, M.D., Ph.D.
College of Medicine

Two Transplant Surgeons Join UAMS

Dec. 31, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — John R. Montgomery, M.D., and Tsukasa Nakamura, M.D., Ph.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as liver, kidney and pancreas transplant surgeons.

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