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GuideSafeTM Exposure Notification App update to enhance overall user experience
Added instruction, clarity regarding positive COVID-19 exposures highlight app improvements -
UAB hosts “Mass Incarceration: Policy Landscape on Alabama” on Sept. 23
Join UAB’s Institute for Human Rights for a Zoom Live discussion on mass incarceration policy in Alabama. -
Stroke patients with COVID-19 have increased inflammation, stroke severity and death
This study of ischemic stroke patients is the first to associate the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in patients with COVID-19 and ischemic stroke and stroke severity. -
Recent paper details new method of surface engineering polymer soft materials
Researchers at UAB continue leading the way in finding the best personal protective equipment for use. -
Could NET-wielding neutrophils be driving respiratory distress and death in COVID-19 patients?
The immune system’s first responders are implicated in acute respiratory distress syndrome, which greatly increases mortality in patients with COVID-19. With pilot funding from UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research initiative, investigators are exploring a potentially powerful new form of treatment. -
Clear masks with smart capabilities designed at UAB could revolutionize COVID-19 protection, diagnostics
The entirely transparent mask can be worn as-is or modified with N95 cushioned filters and sensor arms that check for temperature and pulse. -
What 10 mentors learned from teaching graduate students and postdocs
Ten graduate faculty were honored with the UAB Graduate Dean’s Excellence in Mentorship Award during a virtual reception Sept. 9. See what the award recipients say they learned from UAB’s up-and-coming scientists. -
Millennials and money: How the COVID-19 pandemic affected millennials financially
The financial impact of COVID-19 has tremendously devastated the millennial generation following the previous decade’s recession. -
Dr. Ahn Secures R01 to Study Glioblastoma Multiforme
Erin Eun-Young Ahn, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Pathology, was recently awarded an R01 from the National Cancer Institute based on her project submission, titled, "SON-mediated RNA splicing in glioblastoma." The award began July 1, 2020 and will run[…] -
Should you get COVID antibody testing? And what do the results mean? UAB experts respond.
UAB is using the Architect antibody test from Abbott. Image courtesy Abbott.Have I had COVID-19?That is one of the biggest questions in the world right now, and many people are looking to COVID-19 antibody tests for the answer. These blood tests[…]