Displaying items by tag: department of neurology
UAB Parkinson’s disease expert David Standaert and an Italian colleague have received the fifth annual Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research.
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A UAB researcher’s promising data shows improvement of Duchenne muscular dystrophy symptoms in mice and zebrafish using an experimental drug.
The nation faces a dire need for movement disorder specialists as the incidence of diseases such as Parkinson’s continues to increase.
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Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Stanford University want to learn more about silent strokes and their role in brain health, including dementia.
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A team of UAB researchers found even a small influence from AAT dogs is meaningful and valuable to someone after a life-changing spinal cord injury.
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UAB researchers have found a previously unknown gene variant that appears to contribute to movement disorders.
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UAB has enrolled more than 40 participants in its Alabama Udall Center clinical research core.
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A specialized clinic in a tertiary hospital is effective at treating patients from five states.
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Researchers at UAB are looking at the health of brain structures called dendritic spines in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease.
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Scientists at UAB have homed in on a protein structure in the brain that may be a promising target for new therapies to treat Parkinson’s disease.
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Curtis studies cognitive resilience against Alzheimer’s disease.
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Several women from across UAB's campus have been recognized for their dedication and service to the community.
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This week, the UAB junior will travel to a D.C. conference and tell U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby about her research on Alzheimer’s disease.
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Deep brain stimulation has long been used to treat Parkinson’s disease, and was approved for use in epilepsy late in 2018.
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Kazamel’s duties will include planning more than 45 workshops on topics ranging from electromyography to neuromuscular ultrasound.
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Lauched in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2014, the program provides resources for top centers to train new clinician-researcher movement disorder specialists.
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The Junior Board of Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama will fund a UAB program to train the next generation of Alzheimer’s disease researchers.
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A new screening tool developed at UAB has been shown to be an effective aid in determining the severity of cognitive issues.
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In the SOS response, the bone marrow releases reparative progenitor cells to try to heal the heart.
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A psychology professor discusses Alzheimer’s disease signs and symptoms and the caregiving experience on television show “Second Opinion.”
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