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Preserving brain health in an aging population is a growing concern in the United States. An estimated one in five Americans 65 years and older has mild cognitive impairment, and one in seven has dementia.
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Alabama and the Southeast have high rates of kidney disease, especially in minority populations. On World Kidney Day, physicians have a chance to shine a light on this troublesome disease.
Gift from the Altec / Styslinger Foundation acted as catalyst for the Altec / Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building, which is set to have worldwide impact.
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Research funding to UAB from the National Institutes of Health tops $300 million again.
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UAB researchers Jerzy Szaflarski, M.D., Ph.D., and Ayushe Sharma, Ph.D., won for their study of whether taking cannabidiol oil for seizures affects structures in the brain.
James Markert, M.D., MPH, the James Garber Galbraith Endowed Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is the president-elect of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery for 2020-2021.
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Established in 2006, the awards recognize employees, students and organizations that have helped create a more culturally diverse, inclusive university community through their achievements.
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Michael Lopez, M.D., Ph.D., received the Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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New research in mice points to a significant role for fungi to shape metabolism, including fat deposition, and metabolic hormones.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of emergency department staff, both clinical and non-clinical.
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Quitting smoking and vaping can reduce the severity of illness caused by COVID-19.
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The list was made by a group that aspires to bolster and increase diversity across all scientific fields, promote retention through the “leaky academic pipeline,” and broaden academic and industrial awareness of diversity and inclusion.
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- neuroscience
- school of medicine
- school of public health
- college of arts and sciences
- department of chemistry
- department of neurology
- department of medicine
- department of epidemiology
- department of psychology
- department of microbiology
- department of neurobiology
- department of physics
- division of endocrinology diabetes and metabolism
- division of hematology and oncology
- comprehensive neuroscience center
- oneal comprehensive cancer center
The CDC has updated guidelines to support wearing two masks, as well as saying nitrile medical gloves should not be used unless medically necessary.
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UAB experts explain why women should not have concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine’s impacting their fertility goals.
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Preclinical tests at UAB last year showed potent systemic and mucosal immune responses in mice after a single intranasal dose. The vaccine candidate was developed by Maryland-based Altimmune Inc.
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A new course, “Holding Space: Power of Storytelling in Medicine,” teaches medical students to see patients as storytellers and experts about their own lives.
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To date, 33 percent of vaccine doses administered by UAB have gone to underrepresented communities, with almost 21 percent to Black Alabamians.
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UAB will now operate three community vaccination sites — two downtown and one in Hoover — in an effort to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to more people.
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Vaccination is one of the most convenient and safest preventive care measures available.
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Nine UAB students and four alumni are among the exceptional students vying for the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad.
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