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Why doesn’t weight loss work for me? Smarter studies aim for faster answers

People respond to weight loss strategies in different ways, but typical studies test only one intervention at a time. UAB’s Drew Sayer is testing multiple strategies in a single study.

UAB RACE21 students teach lab techniques to ninth graders in central Alabama

UAB students in the Honors College are equipping the next generation of scientists with cancer biology knowledge through hands-on experiments and interactive projects, helping to spread cancer awareness in Birmingham and surrounding communities.

UAB Hospital-Highlands Emergency Department designated as first Level 1 Geriatric ED in the Southeast

UAB Hospital is home to the only accredited geriatric ED in Alabama, the first one in the Southeast and the 17th Level 1 geriatric ED in the world.

UAB’s de la Torre named president of SESPRS

Jorge de la Torre, M.D., professor and director of the UAB Division of Plastic Surgery, will serve a one-year term as president of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Deaths from cardiovascular disease in the stroke belt surpasses rates elsewhere in the nation

UAB researchers found that death due to cardiovascular causes in the Southeastern U.S. is 16 percent higher than in the rest of the country, and an estimated 101,953 additional deaths need to be prevented by 2025 to bridge this gap.

A microRNA network is the putative mediator of reductive stress in the heart

Understanding how reductive stress is controlled may help personalize treatment of heart failure patients, leading to better outcomes.

Garvey selected to earn highest honor from AACE

W. Timothy Garvey, M.D., was chosen to receive the Master of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology award. Garvey founded the UAB Diabetes Research Center in 2008.

UAB takes medical simulation training on the road

Simulation training is proving to be very valuable in health care, especially for smaller facilities.

Five ways to protect yourself from cyberattacks

A UAB criminal justice researcher shares tips to prevent online identity theft.

Ovarian cancer: potential therapeutic target identified

The histone methyltransferase DOT1L — the potential target — is overexpressed in ovarian cancer, and high levels of expression correlate with reduced progression-free and overall survival.

$1.4 million grant to grow underrepresented minorities in medicine and expand care in rural areas

An award from the Health Resources and Services Administration will increase underrepresented minorities in medicine and support student work in areas of mental health, opioid addiction and primary care in rural areas.

PRSSA/PRCA at UAB receives second Star Chapter of the Year Award

UAB’s student-led PRSSA chapter brings home a second national award.

Graduate students awarded AMC21 program scholarship to advance biomedical research

Six graduate students in the Academic Medical Center of the 21st Century scholarship program will network with medical professionals, train with top research doctors and receive research funding from the UAB School of Medicine.

UAB researcher awarded a prestigious fellowship in Germany

Vijayan’s research will study the biodegradation of devices within the human body.

Summer commencement will be virtual at UAB

In response to increasing case numbers and hospitalizations and in consultation with UAB infectious disease and public health experts, UAB is canceling large indoor events to protect the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and the community.