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Modified oxygen delivery device can provide safe, cost-effective life-saving therapy to infants and children in developing nations where pneumonia is the leading killer.
Project has received more than $90 million since 1994 to fund prevention and treatment programs for youth and helped focus resources on minority care.
New research facility in South Africa will host a lab led by Adrie Steyn, Ph.D., and include an exchange of students, post-docs.
Greer Underwood, 9, became the first child in the U.S. to get an experimental heart device in March, keeping her alive for a Mother’s Day heart transplant.
College students recognize that driving while using mobile apps is unsafe, yet a new survey shows nearly 4 in 10 still surf the Web behind the wheel.
New drug may slow the progression of chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetics, increase kidney function and stave off dialysis.
With the acquisition, UAB takes a significant step toward making sophisticated cell therapy a part of patient care.
A common combination screen proved no more effective than non-screening, but scientists are finding new ways to prevent and treat the disease.
A look at the part UAB researchers and physicians have played in combating the deadly disease, and what is to come.
Going online can be fun and educational for kids, but there also are potentially dangerous pitfalls that abound with summertime freedom.
Less expensive alternative just as safe and effective as common, costly transplant drug.
Recent University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate Holly Williams has received a summer research fellowship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Blacks, Hispanics and Asians are more likely than whites to spend their life savings to extend life; preferences could inform cancer care.