Displaying items by tag: school of public health
Genetic marker promises to avert severe side effects for African Americans taking blood thinner.
The UAB Diabetes Research Center is part of nationwide study on benefits and risks of four widely used diabetes drugs in combination with metformin.
With this program, 3M’s PSD awards each winner a $5,000 scholarship and attendance to the 2013 American Industrial Hygiene conference & exposition (AIHce) in Montreal, Quebec.
The new program will have three concentrations: environmental health sciences, global health studies and public health preparedness.
Distraction by a dog while driving may be worse for older drivers, according to research from UAB.
The Diabetes Research Center (DRC) focuses on developing new methods to treat, prevent and ultimately cure diabetes and its complications.
Children and teens living in the Stroke Belt states are at about twice as much risk of stroke later on in life according to new findings from the REGARDS study.
The fifth annual multidisciplinary competition featured 24 teams of undergraduate, graduate and professional school students from multiple academic disciplines.
New study in European Heart Journal contradicts a recent study in the same publication, suggests evidence is lacking that digoxin increases mortality as atrial fibrillation treatment.
Previous data has shown that areas of the south — specifically Mississippi and Alabama – are the fattest in the U.S. But new data from the REGARDS study proves this wrong.
Henry Markram, Ph.D., founded and coordinates the Blue Brain Project.
Margaret Humphreys, M.D., Ph.D., is a specialist in the history of science and medicine.
A study in mice with genetic mutations seen in human Alzheimer's disease found that the feeling of hunger itself may protect against the disease.
The 16-week program consists of bike riding and treadmill walking, as well as four overnight stays.
UAB was one of the largest recruiting centers for the CombiRx study.
