Displaying items by tag: department of pediatrics
ResBiotic Inc. will use the money to develop and commercialize groundbreaking probiotic formulations for lung health.
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G207, an immunotherapy derived from a modified herpes virus is well tolerated in children with gliomas, and shows signs of clinical effectiveness
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Using spatial transcriptomics, UAB researchers set out to understand the differences and similarities between two viral infections causing acute lung injury, as it could improve patient care, as well as identify novel therapeutic targets.
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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.
Quitting smoking and vaping can reduce the severity of illness caused by COVID-19.
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UAB researchers led a large multiple-country study and used advanced machine learning techniques for risk prediction of neonatal deaths. The study reveals that low weight among newborn infants is associated strongly to most deaths in underdeveloped settings and suggests how these deaths can be reduced.
The Birmingham Health District is an effort to create a healthier area by being smoke-free and walkable.
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The company will focus on the invention, creation and monetization of proprietary medical technologies to solve major health challenges.
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Investigators are developing a telemedicine program to reduce vaccine hesitancy related to HPV and the novel coronavirus for adolescents in rural Alabama.
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UAB PCC celebrates its 30th anniversary commemorating decades of care, training and excellence.
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A K23 grant from the National Institutes of Health will determine how to best improve growth in preterm infants.
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UAB and Children’s of Alabama welcome a new director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine.
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Matt Alexander, who studies muscular dystrophy, is this year’s recipient of the Chesapeake Civitan McNulty Award.
The grant awarded to Kent Willis, M.D., will further his research in bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a chronic lung disease that is a common complication of premature birth.
Women who had total body irradiation to prepare for blood or marrow transplantation before age 30 had a 4.5-fold increase in their risk of developing breast cancer later in life.
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Graduate student Rylie Hightower is the fifth UAB student to receive an F99/K00 grant from the National Institutes of Health.
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Up to 70 percent of adults with sickle cell anemia will develop chronic kidney disease; Lebensburger’s research will address monitoring renal disease progression.
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Two treatments given together before birth — magnesium sulfate and corticosteroids — can improve outcomes in preterm children.
Higher-volume feedings were determined to help postnatal growth in preterm infants.