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A national report co-written by a UAB dentist found that dentists who were assumed to be at increased risk of COVID exposure had a less than 1 percent infection rate of COVID-19.
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UAB’s uterus transplant program is the first program in the Southeast and fourth in the United States.
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UAB’s Center for Palliative and Supportive Care will present a virtual summit on palliative care in Nov.
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A monoclonal antibody is being developed by Aridis Pharmaceuticals as an inhaled, self-administered treatment for non-hospitalized patients who are suffering from mild to moderate COVID-19.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many aspects of normal life, but infectious diseases experts explain ways to enjoy the semester while minimizing health risks.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many aspects of normal life, but infectious diseases experts explain ways to enjoy the semester while minimizing health risks.
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New recommendations for treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults will help guide physicians and patients in HIV therapies and treatment regimens.
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Pictured above: Center Associate Director Steven Austad, PhD; Center Director Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH; Center Associate Director Erik Roberson, MD, PhDThe Integrative Center for Aging Research (ICAR) has made four $25,000 awards to advance aging research at UAB. These pilot funds will enable investigators to explore stem cell resilience, post-surgery delirium, the effects of androgen therapy on cognition and a new form of cognitive rehab after COVID critical care. Three awardees are from the School of Medicine, and one from the UAB College of Arts and Sciences: Constanza Cortes, PhD (CDIB); Roy Martin, PhD (Neurology); Noha Sharafeldin, MBBCh, PhD (Medicine); and Edward Taub, PhD[…]
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Benjamin Larimer, Ph.D., has received a $1.5 million award to conduct research on a PET-based diagnostic tool that could identify patients who will respond to immunotherapy.
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UAB and UAB Medicine are offering options to ease the burden of working parents who have children learning virtually.
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Integration of the telehealth platform in a multiphase optimization strategy evaluation will allow researchers to develop behavioral health approaches that are more realistic and tailored to the individual’s goals and health needs.
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Penny Pincher Promotions has donated 2,500 hand sanitizing stations to UAB to help reduce the spread of germs across campus.
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Many juniors may not know the best way to prepare for college during a global pandemic. Samantha Briggs in the UAB School of Education provides resources for students and parents during this time.
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The vaccine candidate Altimmune’s AdCOVID potently stimulated neutralizing antibody and T cell responses, as well as mucosal immunity in the respiratory tract.
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The vaccine candidate Altimmune’s AdCOVID potently stimulated neutralizing antibody and T cell responses, as well as mucosal immunity in the respiratory tract.
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Project ECHO links medical professionals with an expert in a particular field in an interactive video format to boost learning and, ultimately, patient care.
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*Photo of CFAR Investigators, November 2019. Donna Porter, Aadia Rana, Mike Mugavero, Jeanne Marrazzo, Paul Goepfert, Mary Bergeron, Mike Saag, Shirley Selvage, Nathan Erdmann, Edward Jackson. Lynn Matthews not pictured.UAB CFAR Investigators have received a $5 million supplement as part of the NIH Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations initiative. Their project, "A Dynamic COVID-19 Community-Engaged Testing Strategy in Alabama" will transfer community-informed HIV testing knowledge to address the urgent need for rapid scale-up of SARS-CoV-2 testing among underserved rural, socio-economically disadvantaged, and Black/African American populations. Investigators will work together with interdisciplinary scientists from across UAB to conduct 36,000 SARS-CoV-2 tests statewide. Project[…]
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Precision disease modeling involves creation of patient-specific disease models that mimic the molecular character of a condition present in a patient, enabling more precise diagnoses and treatments.
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UAB researchers will use existing knowledge and research to address urgent needs for rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing among underserved populations.
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UAB researchers will use existing knowledge and research to address urgent needs for rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing among underserved populations.
