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UT names Governor’s Chair for Nuclear Medicine to advance targeted cancer therapies

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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has recruited Carolyn J. Anderson, an internationally recognized radiopharmaceutical researcher, as a UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair to research the potential of ORNL-produced radioisotopes for cancer treatment.


The most dangerous heart attack risk this holiday travel season isn’t cholesterol, it’s inflammation

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Millions of Americans will board planes and travel long distances this holiday season, many of them living with known heart disease, many others quietly carrying dangerous plaque they don’t even know is there. And the risk most people are watching, cholesterol, is not actually the one most likely to trigger the life-changing event.


UT doctor secures $3M grant to study kidney injuries

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Every moment, millions of mitochondria, the tiny power plants fueling our cells, keep us alive.


CDC Recognizes Partnership With US Cooperative Extension System


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KNOXVILLE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, and the Center’s deputy director for science have expressed gratitude to the nation’s Cooperative Extension System, including University of Tennessee Extension, for addressing vaccine hesitancy by educating and raising awareness about the importance of getting vaccinated for COVID-19… Read More