New Vision for Treating the Effects of Diabetes Diabetes is among the most prevalent diseases in the world. Though chronic sufferers experience a wide range of complications, one of the most devastating conditions is diabetic retinopathy – a leading cause of blindness in adults across the United States. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight
UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Stephen Kania
On the frontlines to protect our furry friends. The endless battle to stay one step ahead of drug-resistant bacteria isn’t limited to humans; our four-legged friends are in the fight as well. Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, the bacteria behind staph infections, is the most common opportunistic pathogen in dogs. Dogs with underlying health problems, such as persistent (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Brian Long
Unlocking the Potential of Polymers Did you know that the thin plastic garment sleeves protecting your dry cleaning hold the potential to be bullet proof? It all depends on tweaks to the plastic’s structural properties at the molecular level – and that’s University of Tennessee Associate Professor Brian Long’s specialty. In the Department of Chemistry, (read more)