Displaying items by tag: department of radiology
Description of this mechanism offers a promising therapeutic target to limit lung injury and death. Lower respiratory tract infections, including bacterial pneumonia, are the fourth-leading cause of death worldwide, with 120 million to 156 million cases and 1.4 million deaths a year.
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This is the first example of a chelator-free-radiolabeled polymersome capable of a long-term multiday positron emission tomography, or PET, imaging study in vivo.
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Neuroengineering blends engineering principles with neuroscience to find better ways to treat neurological conditions and to build on understanding how the brain and nervous system function.
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The findings indicate that inflammation is present in the brain early in the disease’s progression, but how inflammation affects disease progression remains unknown.
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The study’s goal is to limit the toxic side effects common to many cancer therapies while not affecting their therapeutic benefits.
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Cardiac intelligence uses artificial intelligence to monitor patients for cardiac disease and progression.
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New screening guidelines and improvements in diagnostics and treatment have improved outcomes in lung cancer.
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Early detection and mammography can reduce the risk of death caused by breast cancer.
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Physicians in the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB are advancing the field of thyroid care with cutting-edge, patient-specific procedures and collaborative research investigations.
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This institutional award recognizes contributions to the medical field and support for the high standards of medical care.
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The deciphering of a new signaling cascade sheds light on how mutations in metabolism cause normal cells to become cancerous.
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The EMBOLD Fibered Detachable Coil System is used in embolization procedures and may help improve procedure efficiency and patient outcomes.
Five UAB graduate students received more than $118,000 in awards to strengthen graduate research projects.
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A UAB doctor explains what contrast imaging is and why it is important.
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She works in health care at UAB and has a premature daughter born with cerebral palsy. Crystal Odom steps up as the newest member of a state advisory group for children with disabilities.
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UAB is the only site in the state of Alabama to offer the NanoKnife treatment.
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The facility will produce a reliable supply of isotopes for the United States Department of Energy Isotope Program.
Research in animal models shows better formation of the fistulas, which are a lifeline for kidney failure patients as the connection site to dialysis machines.
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Preclinical experiments show how to identify non-responding tumors and improve their response to immunotherapy, using two investigational new drugs that are permitted for human use. Physicians could immediately start investigational research in patients to test the effectiveness of this personalized approach.
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The new technology allows health care personnel to observe movement of the lungs, diaphragm and joints.