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The first new medication for Alzheimer’s disease in almost 20 years seems to reduce the amount of amyloid peptide in the brain, which may slow the progression of the disease.
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Physicians treating heart disease with anti-coagulants should factor the presence of kidney disease into their decisions on medications.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Dr. Michelle Gray has been elected to be a member on the Scientific Board of the Hereditary Disease Foundation.
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The Gwen Claussen, M.D., ALS Research Fund was created to provide research opportunities for undergraduate students in the neurosciences.
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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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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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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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The starter online wellness program offers patients the opportunity to work with a health coach to assist them in improving and self-managing their health from home.
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The study highlights the common host genetic factors that influence the composition of the human gut microbiome, a major factor in human health.
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LITT surgery, using heat generated by a laser, offers less side effects and a shorter hospital stay compared to traditional epilepsy surgery.
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A new multidisciplinary program within UAB Medicine will help evaluate patients who have recovered from COVID-19 but are still experiencing symptoms and link them to the specialized care they need.
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Join UAB’s virtual walk team for the Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama virtual walk.
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The grant is designed to bring disparate investigators together, to foster communication and collaboration among researchers.
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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.
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UAB’s exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center will address a coverage gap in the Deep South of the nation’s ADRC network.
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The UAB team identified how the poorly understood BIN1 gene might be player in Alzheimer’s disease.
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This was the first study to evaluate the impact of exercise on objective sleep outcomes in persons with Parkinson’s disease.
A grant to the UAB stroke center will help maximize a state health department effort to better manage strokes in Alabama.
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The study will look at how the variability of different behaviors can affect quality of life.
Genetic assessments can help predict the risk of common diseases, and UAB is part of a national study to better understand and implement polygenic risk scores
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