Green Heart Project's large scale tree planting underway in Louisville

A first-of-its-kind study of the effects of plants on human health, the Green Heart Project, is beginning planting of approximately 8,000 trees and shrubs in South Louisville neighborhoods. Researchers with UofL’s Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute will compare data about the health of people living in the neighborhoods collected before the plantings with data collected two years after the vegetation is planted.

http://www.uoflnews.com/post/uofltoday/uofls-green-heart-projects-large-scale-tree-planting-underway-in-louisville/

New method developed at UofL enables more extensive preclinical testing of heart drugs and therapies

Researchers at UofL have developed an easily reproducible system that enables them to keep slices of human hearts alive for a longer period of time, allowing more extensive testing of new drugs and gene therapies.This new biomimetic culture system mimics the environment of a living organ through continuous electrical stimulation and oxygenation, maintaining viability and functionality of the heart segments for six days. Previous culture systems maintained functional heart slices for no more than 24 hours. The research was led by Tamer M. A. Mohamed, PhD. http://louisville.edu/medicine/news/new-method-developed-at-uofl-enables-more-extensive-preclinical-testing-of-heart-drugs-and-therapies

UofL again recognized for humane care and treatment of research animals

UofL’s Animal Care and Use Program was awarded full accreditation on July 12, 2019 by AAALAC International, a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science. UofL's Program has held continuous full accreditation since 1965 and is currently the longest-running continuously accredited animal care program in the world.
http://www.uoflnews.com/section/science-and-tech/uofl-again-recognized-for-humane-care-and-treatment-of-research-animals/

UofL takes sole ownership of Cardiovascular Innovation Institute

For 13 years, UofL and Jewish Hospital have partnered in a cutting-edge research endeavor to address the No. 1 cause of death in the United States – cardiovascular disease. In that time, the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute has operated under the shared ownership of UofL and the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence. On Oct. 7, the JHFE relinquished its ownership and real estate interest in the CII, valued at more than $16 million, to UofL.

http://www.uoflnews.com/post/uofltoday/uofl-takes-sole-ownership-of-cardiovascular-innovation-institute/