Displaying items by tag: HealthFront
Friday, April 15, 2011
Three biomarkers better predict kidney disease, complications
Adding cystatin C to a diagnostic panel revealed one person in six who had chronic kidney disease that was undetected using the conventional test.
Friday, April 15, 2011
New center studies the right dose of exercise to fight disease
The UAB Center for Exercise Medicine studies what type of exercise, and how much, is best for people with hypertension, cancer and more.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Division renamed Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
Friday, April 08, 2011
UAB launches drug trial aimed at triple-negative breast cancers
Tigatuzumab, developed at UAB with Daiichi-Sankyo, targets aggressive, hard-to-treat tumors that make up 25 percent of all breast cancers
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Deep-space travel could create heart woes for astronauts
Cosmic radiation could be problematic for future astronauts’ arteries, but research could soon inform care for Earth-bound cancer patients.
Monday, April 04, 2011
Tanning beds no safer than the sun
All tanning should be avoided, but you can still get a summer glow
Monday, April 04, 2011
Matalon named editor of American Journal of Physiology – Lung
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Annual report to nation reveals cancer rates continue to decline
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center helps drop cancer disparities while brain tumor research holds promise for new therapies to fight gliomas
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Gene variant could increase chances of prostate cancer development
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
UAB research targets way to stop brain tumor cell invasion
New research from UAB suggests a way to combat the invasion and spread of tumor cells in the brain.
