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More than a third of people have the biology of Alzheimer’s disease but not the symptoms. Understanding why could lead to new therapies.
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The Blazer Bolt for Brain Cancer boasts record attendance as it raises money for brain tumor research
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UAB investigators are looking at the intriguing possibility of a connection between the gut microbiome and Parkinson’s disease.
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Cheryl Freeman, material transfer specialist in the Office of the Vice President for Research, is UAB’s Employee of the Month for September.
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Researchers will delve into the role of inflammation and the immune system in the worsening of Parkinson’s disease as UAB is named a Udall Center of Excellence.
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UAB was part of a national, multisite study that showed a drug for multiple sclerosis was effective in slowing down brain atrophy, or shrinkage.
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Four medical specialties are ranked in the top 20 in the nation, and six more are ranked in the top 50.
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Investigators note that the use of CBD oil led to both fewer and less intense seizures for patients with intractable epilepsy in landmark study.
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With electronic-cigarette use on the rise, doctoral student Abdullah Alanazi and Eric Ford, Ph.D., professor in the School of Public Health, want to understand the trend’s relationship with drug use — and is using UAB’s informatics framework for translational research to do it.
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There’s no evidence-based consensus on how long a seizure-ridden patient should be kept in an artificial coma to enable the brain to recover. Wolfgang Muhlhofer, M.D., an assistant professor of neurology, wants to change that.
