Medical experts from UAB say that, while limiting the amount of exposure to other people is the safest course, there are still ways to lessen feelings of loneliness and decreased activity.
Liliana Baptista, PhD, Post- Doctoral Fellow in the UAB Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care received the Hardest Working Postdoc Award from the UAB Office of Postdoctoral Education.A native of Portugal, Baptista joined UCEM Director Dr. Thomas Buford's lab[…]
Beth Kitchin, PhD, RDN, Assistant Professor in the UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences spoke about the ACES Study on WBRC FOX6 News' Good Day Alabama on September 29, 2020. Headed by UCEM's director Dr. Thomas Buford, the ACES (ACE Inhibitors[…]
Bret Goodpaster, PhD Scientific Director from Advent Health's Translational Research Institute, Orlando, Florida presented at UCEM's 8th Annual Gary R. Hunter Award Lecture on September 17, 2020. This distinguished lecture titled "Exercise improves health through energy metabolism" focused on how[…]
This was the first study to evaluate the impact of exercise on objective sleep outcomes in persons with Parkinson’s disease.
Thomas Buford to head the UAB Center for Exercise Medicine as the new director starting Aug. 1, 2020.
Marcas Bamman, PhD, FACSM, Director of the UAB Center for Exercise Medicine was interviewed by WBRC FOX 6 News’ Good Day Alabama anchor Mike Dubberly on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Dr. Bamman highlighted the importance of the Molecular Transducers of[…]
UCEM's Director Marcas Bamman, PhD, FACSM was featured in NIH News in Health July 2020 Newsletter. Read the article "Personalized Exercise? How Biology Influences Fitness" to get an insight into how and why exercise affects people’s bodies differently.
