New UAB study better explains racial disparities in strokes
The ongoing REGARDS study finds that a 10-millimeter difference in blood pressure can make blacks three times more likely than whites to have a stroke.
UAB researchers report stigma keeps pregnant women from African clinics
Expectant mothers in Kenya avoid skilled care for fear of HIV label.
Research shows college students struggle with grief, professor hopes to build support network
Tighter background checks associated with fewer firearm deaths
Researcher says states with stricter gun laws report fewer deaths by firearm, but Internet availability can undermine that.
UAB to study if breakfast choice helps or hinders fat burning
What you have for breakfast might help, or hurt, your body’s efforts to burn fat later in the day, say UAB researchers hoping to learn more.
Shattering illusions: Researcher tests the limits of distracted driving
UAB simulator sees how well subjects can drive while texting and talking on cell phones.
Gap exists between seniors’ opinion of driving ability and performance
UAB study finds majority of older adults rate themselves as excellent drivers though one in four had a wreck in previous five years.
UAB study: teens plugged into media nearly 24 total hours daily
UAB study finds multi-tasking teens using media almost all day, each day; sleep is disrupted and parents are kept in the dark
Sleepy teen pedestrians more likely to get hit, UAB study says
UAB research reveals sleep-deprived adolescents experience more hits and near misses while crossing the street in virtual lab.
Neverending stories: What Dickens tells us at 200
What does Charles Dickens have in common with TV soap operas? A UAB expert discusses the 19th century writer's enduring appeal
