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UAB-led national study shows using blood pressure medication to treat pregnant women with chronic hypertension improves pregnancy outcomes, including a decrease in severe preeclampsia and preterm birth.
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UAB graduate and professional programs are well represented in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded an American Rescue Plan grant to help serve food to insecure populations.
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Explore ways to combat a global issue like climate change at the local level and steps that are already being taken to protect the city of Birmingham from air pollution and environmental hazards.
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More adolescents and young adults in the U.S. vape cannabis instead of nicotine, contradicting widely held beliefs of nicotine consumption in vaping.
The virtual webinar will explore the importance and helpful tools that entail accuracy and transparency of pandemic news.
Throughout 2020, the decline in pediatric emergency department visits among Black and public or self-insured patients was consistently larger than other demographics.
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The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on the disparities in health and health care access faced by underserved communities.
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Consortium led by UAB researchers in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine and School of Public Health received additional funding to further study chronic hypertension and preeclampsia epigenetics participants enrolled in the CHAP trial.
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A UAB epidemiology expert will evaluate genetic risk scores that can help predict personal risk for cardiovascular and renal diseases, as well as African Americans’ treatment responses to common antihypertensive therapies.
The participating UAB students engaged in discussions about environmental injustices across the globe and implementation discrepancies of the Paris Climate Agreement.
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The UAB School of Public Health’s new Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Professorship aims to champion research and education and address health disparities among the LGBTQ community in Alabama and the Deep South.
COERE awarded $500,000 to provide funds for research supplements to early-career physician-scientists whose research has been impacted by COVID-19.
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Collective strength of the research enterprise leads to almost $849 million in research grants and awards for FY 2021.
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UAB’s research and reputation land it among the top institutions in the world.
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The Gulf Scholars Program prepares undergraduate students to address environmental, health, energy and infrastructure challenges in the Gulf of Mexico region.
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The effort led by UAB is projected to receive $17 million from NIH to support up to four years of patient follow-up.
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Students and community members can learn how they can be included in shaping the future of health care for generations to come by joining us for an All of Us Research Program enrollment event.
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Internationally renowned researcher named UAB’s newest endowed chair in healthy aging through partnership with Protective Life.
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UAB researchers will study psilocybin, a psychedelic compound, on its effects on smoking cessation.
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