UAB to study whether exercise can boost memory in people with epilepsy
Recent studies have shown that formal exercise training can help boost memory, and memory deficit is relatively common in people with epilepsy.
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Thalacker-Mercer appointed as the Associate Director of UCEM
Anna Thalacker-Mercer, PhD, assistant professor in the UAB Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology has been appointed as the Associate Director of UCEM. Dr. Thalacker-Mercer has been very active with UAB since her postdoctoral fellowship at UAB in 2007[…]
UCEM Fall 2021 Research Retreat
The UAB Center for Exercise Medicine hosted its Fall 2021 Research Retreat on November 4 and 5, 2021 at the Lakeshore Foundation. The two half-day event featured 10-minute presentations of 30 investigators at UAB conducting exercise medicine research. The retreat[…]
UAB Center for Exercise Medicine honors Gary Hunter, PhD and Marcas Bamman, PhD – two pioneers of exercise research at UAB
The UAB Center for Exercise Medicine (UCEM) will host its inaugural Hunter-Bamman Award Lecture on November 8, 2021 from noon to 1.15 p.m. CT virtually. This lecture will be co-sponsored by the UAB Nathan Shock Center. Sue C. Bodine, PhD,[…]
$100 million in gifts to transform UAB School of Medicine
Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.
Dell’Italia honored by VA for decades of research excellence
The John B. Barnwell Award for outstanding achievement in clinical science research is the highest honor of the VA’s Clinical Science Research and Development Service.
Why doesn’t weight loss work for me? Smarter studies aim for faster answers
People respond to weight loss strategies in different ways, but typical studies test only one intervention at a time. UAB’s Drew Sayer is testing multiple strategies in a single study.
Exercise, sleep and cognition are linked in Parkinson's disease. A new study aims to personalize prescriptions.
Research by Amy Amara, M.D., Ph.D., explores the ways deep sleep improves cognition and resistance exercise boosts deep sleep. With a new grant, she is studying the best exercise prescription for people with Parkinson’s.
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