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UAB’s new sweat-measuring lab one of only seven in nation
The body’s autonomic nervous system affects involuntary actions, such as heart beat and breathing, and UAB opens a new tool to help diagnose autonomic-related conditions. -
Untangling brain neuron dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies
A neuron model of Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementias shows defects that could suggest treatments to halt or reverse cognitive impairments before the neurons die. -
F.D.A. Panel Recommends Approval of Cannabis-Based Drug for Epilepsy
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday unanimously recommended approval of an epilepsy medication made with an ingredient found in marijuana. If the agency follows the recommendation, as is expected, the drug would be the first cannabis-derived prescription medicine available in the United States.
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UAB STEM undergraduates honored by Goldwater scholarship competition
Sidhanth Chandra and Gunnar Eastep honored by Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. -
UAB hosts 10th McKnight Brain Institute Inter-Institutional Meeting
UAB, home of one of four McKnight Brain Institutes, hosted the group’s annual inter-institutional meeting in April. -
UAB researchers probe gene therapy for frontotemporal dementia
UAB investigators look at a gene therapy technique that helps cells take out the trash. -
A blueprint for future blood-nerve barrier and peripheral nerve disease research
Human peripheral nerves — all the nerves outside of the central nervous system — are protected by the blood-nerve barrier. Researchers have detailed, for the first time, the normal human transcriptome of the blood-nerve barrier. -
A blueprint for future blood-nerve barrier and peripheral nerve disease research
Researchers have detailed, for the first time, the normal human transcriptome of the blood-nerve barrier. -
Outstanding junior faculty recognized as 2018 Pittman Scholars
Five faculty members in the UAB School of Medicine have been named the 2018 class of James A. Pittman Jr., M.D., Scholars, a program created to recognize the contributions of junior faculty and support the recruitment and retention of highly competitive scientists and physician-scientists.
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Exercise and cognitive training may be most effective in reducing Alzheimer’s disease precursor
New guidelines suggest exercise and cognitive training can help lower the risk of dementia for those with mild cognitive impairment.