UAB in the News

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  Saving hearts after heart attacks: Overexpression of a gene enhances repair of dead muscle

  University of Alabama at Birmingham biomedical engineers report a significant advance in efforts to repair a damaged heart after a heart attack, using grafted heart-muscle cells to create a repair patch.
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  Study suggests psychedelic drugs could reduce criminal behavior

  The findings, published online Sept. 24 by the Journal of Psychopharmacology, suggest that treatments making use of classic psychedelics like psilocybin could well hold promise in reducing criminal behavior.
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  Eating Brussels sprouts and drinking green tea could make aggressive breast cancers treatable by 'turning off' tumor genes, a study has found

  Compounds in cruciferous vegetables, such as sprouts, and the traditional herbal drink 'turn off' genes for ER-negative forms of the disease, which is notoriously unresponsive to therapy, a study found.
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  DANCE REVIEW | Ballet Hispánico

  On Friday night, the Alys Stephen Center’s dance series got off to an enthusiastic start with a visit from New York-based Ballet Hispánico. The program highlighted works by Latina choreographers Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Michelle Manzanales and Tania Pérez-Salas.
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  Cash injection: UAB and Innovation Depot among RIS 2017 grant winners, for a total of half a million dollars!

  On September 22, UAB revealed that the US Department of Commerce awarded the university nearly half a million dollars. Innovation Depot and UAB represent 2 of 42 organizations across 28 states that received funding.
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  UAB partners with Red Mountain Park to open Meadow Classroom

  Red Mountain Park is a community partner of the UAB Benevolent Fund and is one of the designated nonprofits to which UAB employees can direct their Benevolent Fund donations.
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  World Heart Day: The importance of a healthy diet

  Maintaining healthy weight behavior for 25 years may reduce the risk for hypertension in young adulthood and middle age.
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  UAB study looks at tree stand accidents

  The seven-year study documented 46,860 tree-stand accidents across the U.S. and gave some keen insight to not only the seriousness of accidents, but who is most likely to fall and who is most likely to take the risks that lead to falls.
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  UAB Department of Engineering receives fund to increase highway safety

  The IDEA award is given annually for projects that have “potential to advance the construction safety, maintenance and management of highway systems.” Their submissions were chosen from among nearly 50 proposals.
• University of Alabama Professor Yogesh Dwivedi named Chair of NIH Study Section

  The University of Alabama at Birmingham recently announced that UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology endowed Prof. Yogesh Dwivedi was appointed as the chair of the National Institutes of Health’s Pathophysiological Basis of Mental Disorders and Addictions Study Section, Center for Scientific Review.
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  Preventing autoimmune disease after a viral infection

  The key weapon against viruses and bacteria that invade the body is production of antibodies, which act like guided missiles to attack and neutralize pathogens.
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  UAB transplant surgeon and teacher patient with residents

  The general surgery residents in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Surgery who have trained with transplant surgeon Mark Deierhoi, M.D., director of UAB’s Renal Transplant Program, marvel at many things about one of their most influential surgical teachers.
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  Solar Decathlon 2017 media preview on Wednesday; Competition opens Thursday featuring Deputy Secretary of Energy Brouillette

  Eleven teams involving hundreds of collegiate students from the United States and Europe are putting the finishing touches on highly energy-efficient, innovation-packed solar houses for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017.
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  UAB enrollment increases by 7 percent

  The University of Alabama at Birmingham increased enrollment this fall, with record numbers of both total students and freshmen for the second year in a row.
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  The 15 most Instagrammable spots in Birmingham, Alabama

  Built on the iron and steel industries after the Civil War, Alabama’s most populous city has evolved into a modern mecca of cool that displays its turbulent past, classic architecture and culinary chops with style.
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  The 15 most Instagrammable spots in Birmingham, Alabama

  This shiny new public space opened in 2014 to house art collections for the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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  Incysus submits investigational new drug (IND) application for allogeneic gamma-Delta T Cell immunotherapy for leukemia and lymphoma

  “On behalf of the company, I would like to thank our scientific advisors and all of our collaborators at the UAB who helped prepare and submit this IND."
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  Which single behavior best prevents high blood pressure?

  They discovered study participants who maintained a healthy body weight over the course of the study were 41 percent less likely to have an increasing blood pressure with age.
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  Nine signs your child may need to see an eye doctor

  From purchasing school supplies to making sure kids eat a healthy breakfast, parents play a major role in helping set the stage for success in the classroom. But some parents may be overlooking one critical tool for academic success: routine eye exams.
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  First students graduate from Innovate Birmingham Regional Workforce Partnership Initiative

  The University of Alabama at Birmingham and the city secured a $6.5 million grant to train over 925 people for technology jobs. Our first graduates are already in the workforce.
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  UAB Hospital wins prestigious awards for quality health care

  UAB Hospital was cited for opening a transitional care clinic inside the hospital to serve as a medical home for uninsured heart failure patients without a primary care provider.
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  UAB breaks ground on new Arts and Sciences Building

  The state-of-the-art $39.5 million building, which will be located on the corner of 10th Avenue South and 14th Street South, is a result of the rapid growth of UAB's undergraduate and graduate programs.
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  Magic City Newsmakers: American Pipe, Atlas RFID, YWCA and more

  University of Alabama at Birmingham professor Sarah Parcak and associate professor Gregory Mumford have been awarded the 2017 Antiquity Prize by Antiquity, a peer-reviewed journal of world archaeology.
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  10 cities where your paycheck goes the furthest

  8. Birmingham — Its biggest industries are banking and insurance, health care, and logistics and transportation. Major employers include the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Regions Financial Corp., Honda and Mercedes-Benz.
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  Scientists grow bullish on pig-to-human transplants

  The scarcity of life-saving organs for transplants has raised hopes for substitute organs from pigs, which have a similar anatomy to humans.
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  What causes bone loss in elderly

  Researchers have identified a mechanism that leads to bone loss in older adults, an advance that may help develop therapeutics to treat the age-associated bone loss condition.
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  Mechanism that underlies age-associated bone loss

  A major health problem in older people is age-associated osteoporosis — the thinning of bone and the loss of bone density that increases the risk of fractures.
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  Enrollment surging at Birmingham universities

  UAB posted total enrollment of 20,902 for the semester – reaching its goal of topping 20,000 students by 2018 a year early.
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  UAB breaks ground on $39.5 million arts, sciences building

  The 160,000-square-foot building is expected to open in the fall of 2019.
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  Solar Decathlon 2017 teams arrive at new site in Denver; begin assembling student-designed, solar houses

  These motivated students began assembling their highly energy-efficient, solar houses this morning at 8 a.m. and will spend the next nine days completing their one-of-a-kind houses.
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  College takes part in German engineering exchange program

  University of Alabama engineering students along with four peer institutions in the state will take part in a German engineering exchange program.
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  Ballet Hispánico to perform at Alys Stephens Center

  New York-based Ballet Hispánico will stop by the Alys Stephens Center on Friday night with a mixed-repertory program of works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Michelle Manzanales and Tania Pérez-Salas.
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  What’s happening in town: Saturday, Sept. 23

  The University of Alabama at Birmingham presents Birmingham’s annual walk to celebrate recovery from addiction from 5-9 p.m. There will be live music, food and fellowship.
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  In praise of postdocs: Celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week

  “The research enterprise can't survive without postdocs, so we want them to know that and how much we value them.”
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  A bioactive molecule may protect against congestive heart failure

  Scientists have shown that by giving mice a form of the fatty acid-derived bioactive molecule called lipoxin, improved heart function after a heart attack, as the lipoxin prompted early activation of the resolving phase of the immune response without altering the acute phase.
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  Future unwritten: Antarctic sea pens’ secrets to success

  Sea pens are colonial, meaning that many individuals work together as a whole, each conducting a specialized task necessary for survival.
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  Study shows vaccine confirmed to reduce and eradicate cervical cancer

  Dr. Warner Huh, professor and director in the gynecologic oncology division, said results indicated the vaccine has the capacity to eradicate the majority of cervical cancer cases and has long-term effectiveness.
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  Grandma gives granddaughter the gift of life

  This Alabama grandmother happened to be a perfect match and the miracle her granddaughter needed.
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  Vaccine to prevent most cervical cancers shows long-term effectiveness

  These new results strengthen the promise that vaccination with Gardasil 9 can reduce 90 percent of cervical cancers.
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  Tim Alexander’s UAB game-ball delivery one step on a long, inspiring journey

  A viral video introduced University of Alabama at Birmingham alumnus Tim Alexander to the world when the paralyzed former football player stood from his wheelchair to deliver the game ball in the Blazers’ return to action. What many people did not see was the hard work and determination Alexander showed for a decade to reach that moment.