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Director of the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC)Anath Shalev, M.D., attended the Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) 2023 Annual Investigator Meeting in Washington, D.C., where she chaired a session.
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On Saturday, August 19, the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism hosted the 2023 UAB Endocrinology Update Conference.
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In a new series, the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC), a leader in the field of diabetes research, will highlight its dynamic faculty and trainees.
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Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Associate Professor Chad Hunter, Ph.D., recently published an article exploring the role of a co-regulator, SSBP3, in pancreatic islet cell function.
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Haifa "Saba" Alsharif, a fifth-year graduate student in Dr. Sushant Bhatnagar's Lab, won first place for her oral presentation at the annual UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences Symposium.
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These results add an additional, mechanistic aspect to further explain how the decades-old blood pressure medication verapamil can preserve beta cell function in Type 1 diabetes patients by affecting the hormone insulin-like growth factor 1.
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Glucagon molecule The Endocrine Society's family of journals selected the research of UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center’s Director Anath Shalev, M.D., to be featured in the Endocrine Society Thematic Issue on Diabetes 2023.
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U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) recently ranked UAB Hospital as the best hospital in Alabama, naming several of its specialties as top-ranking in the nation as well. Of the rankings, UAB Hospital’s diabetes and endocrinology specialty came in as number[…]
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Drs. Ramanadham (left) and Bhatnagar (right) Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB) Professor Sasanka Ramanadham, Ph.D., and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Associate Professor Sushant Bhatnagar, Ph.D., published their perspective on Type 2 diabetes in the scientific,[…]
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Dr. Sushant Bhatnagar (left) and Haifa Alsharif (right)Researchers from the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) uncovered the role of a little-studied protein in regulating body weight, which may play a critical role in the future for treating and managing Type[…]
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In March 2023, UAB celebrated the Medical Alumni Association’s 50th Annual Medical Alumni Weekend, the 70th Anniversary of Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the 15th Anniversary of UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center. These milestones serve as an excellent opportunity to[…]
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The UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) is pleased to welcome Fernando Bril, M.D., who will serve as an assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism and an associate scientist in the UCDC.
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Drs. Ovalle (left) and Rosenthal (right) Two members of the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) who are faculty in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism were honored at an in-person luncheon on June 29th at 11:30 am at the[…]
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Several UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center Young Diabetes Principal Investigators (YDPI) were selected to serve on various scientific journal editorial boards. Most terms range from two to three years.
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The UAB Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, alongside the Division of Endocrine Surgery, is pleased to offer the 2023 Endocrinology Update Conference on Saturday, August 19 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Hilton Birmingham at UAB.
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In a new series, the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC), a leader in the field of diabetes research, will highlight its dynamic faculty and trainees.
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From left to right: Bob Levine, Emily Levine, Ronne Hess, Donald HessMany families enjoy discussions around the dinner table on the topics of school, friends, and weekly activities.
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Department of Pediatrics Professor and Ralph Froshin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Endocrinology Ambika Ashraf, M.D., co-edited a book “Pediatric Dyslipidemia” alongside colleague Bhuvana Sunil, M.D.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine and the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) are pleased to welcome Ananda Basu, M.D., and Rita Basu, M.D., as full professors into the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism.
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Meet the 2022-2023 class of UAB’s flagship leadership academy for high-potential faculty and staff.
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Over one million Americans are living with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). According to Beyond Type 1, the number of those with T1D is steadily climbing at 2.9% per year, versus the population growth of 0.8% per year.
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Three teams of researchers from UAB are analyzing the intergenerational transmission of obesity.
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Continuous glucose monitors can transform one’s diabetes treatment and care. A UAB diabetes expert explains what patients should know about the devices when evaluating their diabetes care plans.
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Continuous glucose monitors are “such a useful and impactful behavior modification tool” that half of his patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes now use these devices, said Fernando Ovalle, M.D., director of UAB’s Multidisciplinary Comprehensive Diabetes Clinic. Learn[…]
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The clinical trial focused on very young children, who have a more rapid loss of the pancreatic beta cells than do adolescents. The trial was constrained to a low-dose level, but showed safety and tolerability and reduced serum glucagon, a[…]
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Many with diabetes might get overwhelmed or experience burnout. Follow these five self-care diabetes tips from the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center to show yourself some love this February.
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This week, leaders from across UAB gathered to honor Stuart J. Frank, M.D., at the naming dedication of the Stuart J. Frank, M.D. Conference Room in the Boshell Diabetes Building (BDB). Hallways were lined with cherished colleagues, friends, and mentees.[…]
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Using data from the REGARDS cohort, UAB researchers found the impact of certain stroke risk factors vary with age.
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Anath Shalev, M.D., did everything she could to change treatment for Type 1 diabetes from her lab, but getting to first-in-human trials meant taking a step she had always resisted. The most surprising thing about launching a startup, though? “I[…]
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Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in American adults. The source of this damage may lie in the belly — mainly a leaky small intestine. A novel treatment can possibly prevent or reverse this damage.
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Maria Grant, M.D., FARVO, professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and her colleagues have published a study that provides hope in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy.
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Watching the portion and carb content of food and drinks can help prevent blood sugar spikes this New Year’s Eve.
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This study will enroll patients to evaluate which combination of three proposed interventions — including health coaching, food delivery and remote patient monitoring — will help patients manage diabetes and also be sustainable for health systems to implement.
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Donnie Bush, who has Type 1 diabetes, and his wife DeDee have endowed a legacy gift to the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center to promote cutting-edge diabetes research.
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Eugenia Kharlampieva’s commitment to high-caliber diabetes and cancer research using polymer chemistry has earned her recognition as the 2022 Ireland Prize recipient.
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Three UAB employees share their diabetes journey and provide healthy tips in honor of Diabetes Awareness Month.
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Ava Michl was traversing her new collegiate world through freshman year at the University of Alabama at Birmingham when she was rocked by an unexpected Type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Up to that point in her life, Michl had no idea[…]
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Department of Psychology Associate Professor Michael Sloane, Ph.D., grew up in the rolling countryside of Ireland, where processed foods were far from a dietary staple– everything was farm to table. His family grew all their own vegetables and fruits, raised[…]
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The year was 1997. Department of Medicine Communications Director Carolyn Walsh was traveling on i459 when things did not feel quite right. She was fighting to stay awake at the wheel, noticing bouts of drowsiness on and off. Before she[…]
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At their annual Innovation Awards, UAB’s Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship celebrated innovators from all corners of campus for their accomplishments, inventions and ingenuity.
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Given the rising rates of obesity and diabetes, semaglutide could be used effectively to reduce the burden of these chronic diseases.
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Knockout of TXNIP improves diabetes-associated hyperglycemia and hyperglucagonemia.
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Published results suggest the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the slow increase in pediatric Type 2 diabetes.
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Carbohydrates are directly linked to the development of Type 2 diabetes, but a higher-carb diet is underused in research models.
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Seven questions for Michael Sloane, Ph.D., on his seven-year quest to race on every continent.
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The Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences, known as the BCVS, is one of the largest councils at the American Heart Association, and it is one of the largest organizations in cardiovascular sciences globally, with more than 4,700 members.
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This therapy, using sustained release of nitric oxide, may be a novel, efficient and safe way to prevent and treat multiple metabolic diseases.
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Benefits of the blood pressure medication verapamil include delayed disease progression, lowered insulin requirements and preservation of some beta cell function.
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Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.
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Use of the diabetes drug metformin — before a diagnosis of COVID-19 — was associated with a threefold decrease in mortality in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes.
