Abnormal heartbeat condition linked to cognitive decline
Genetic marker enables better prediction of warfarin dose in patients of African ancestry
Genetic marker promises to avert severe side effects for African Americans taking blood thinner.
CI Therapy produces increase in grey matter in brains of children with cerebral palsy
Researchers at UAB measure an increase in grey matter in the brains of children with cerebral palsy after treatment with CI therapy.
Early study: feeling hungry may protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease
A study in mice with genetic mutations seen in human Alzheimer's disease found that the feeling of hunger itself may protect against the disease.
UAB researchers discover possible treatment for incurable lung disease
UAB investigators have found a new pathway that contributes to an often fatal lung disease with no cure and no effective treatments, and possibly a way to shut that pathway down.
UAB first in U.S. to test new emphysema procedure
UAB treated the first patient in the nation in an experimental lung reduction procedure for emphysema.
UAB study: Repeat sling surgery should be considered for ongoing incontinence symptoms
Repeat midurethral sling surgery can improve quality of life in women with recurrent stress urinary incontinence who have already undergone the procedure.
New imaging method facilitates research into cystic fibrosis and other pulmonary diseases
Investigators have developed a new imaging method to enhance research into new treatments.
UAB expert co-authors new guidelines for mechanical heart support
UAB researchers look for answers in acute lung injury
New study suggests reason for failure of promising therapy for acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome.
