Trainees from KURE-affiliated laboratories highlight their research
The KURE (Kidney Undergraduate Research) Program is a summer long internship where undergraduates are paired with mentors to engage in kidney-related research. In addition to working in a research lab, students have the opportunity to complete professional development sessions, shadow physicians and present their summer research. At the June 24th Discoveries in the Making, three trainees presented research from KURE-affiliated laboratories in the Division of Nephrology at UAB.
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Discoveries: PTSD and the brain
Imagine driving along I-20 west headed to Tuscaloosa for an Alabama football game.
Suddenly, a car slams on the brakes in front of you and you can’t avoid it. You crash into it. Both you and the other driver survive the crash and are taken to the hospital with broken bones, scrapes and bruises.
After the accident, you have normal feelings of fear, anxiety and anger, but over time, these feelings dissipate and you are left with a healthy respect for the dangers of the road. You are looking forward to a better drive to the next Alabama football game.
How old is your heart? Link between heart disease and breast cancer
You are at a dental clinic because of a terrible toothache. After examination, your dentist gives you two choices – extracting all the teeth that are causing pain or taking temporary pain killers. You are also warned about the impossibility of getting dentures if you pick the former.
“Pain relief” being your number one priority, the former would be your obvious choice, in spite of knowing the chewing difficulties the extraction might cause you in the long run.
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Is that cake?! Changing unhealthy eating behavior with a new brain tool
The last time that afternoon snack craving hit, what choice did you make? Did you reach for an apple or the bag of Doritos in the office common area?
Many of us could make better eating choices, but for individuals who struggle to manage their weight, these choices are essential for their health. Unfortunately, 30 percent to 40 percent of U.S. adults are classified as obese. Many of these people have great difficulty changing their eating habits and their unhealthy eating behaviors lead to other chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer. In short, unhealthy eating choices are slowly killing them.
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How to Stop a Bully: A Guide for Students, Parents and Teachers
Pioneering bullying researcher Dr. Dan Olweus once said, “It is a fundamental democratic right for a child to feel safe in school and to be spared the oppression and repeated, intentional humiliation implied in bullying.”
Are all children mentally and physically safe inside school premises in the United States? No, not according to research. A report from the National Center for Education Statistics stated that 20.8 percentage of 12-18-year-old students in the United States reported being bullied at school in 2015. This included both verbal and physical bullying where the victims were called names, made fun of, insulted, used as a subject of rumor, threatened harm, pushed, shoved, tripped, spat on, placed in uncomfortable situations and excluded from activities on purpose.
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