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Physical therapy students use the Cup Song to teach new skill

First-of-its-kind tornado panels installed in Montgomery home

A product designed by UAB engineers to help save lives during natural disasters is approved for use.

English alumnus becomes a comic genius

UAB alumnus Jason Aaron has plotted a heroic path as a writer for Marvel comics, where his Star Wars and Thor storylines have surprised fans and generated critical buzz. Aaron discusses his storytelling powers, the challenge of reinventing iconic characters and the role played by UAB creative writing courses in his supersized success in UAB Magazine.

Rickie Lee Jones set for Aug. 21 at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center

Two-time Grammy winner Jones and her band will perform her classic hits like “Chuck E.’s in Love” as well as cuts from her new album, “The Other Side of Desire,” written and rooted in New Orleans.

UAB to open mental health and wellness clinic for LGBTQ community

UAB is set to open a mental health clinic July 20 that will improve access to care for those who identify as LGBTQ.

Grant to fund UAB studies of countermeasures to bromine exposure

UAB’s ongoing research for countermeasures to bromine or chlorine exposure — from either industrial spills or chemical attack — gets a boost with a new NIH grant.

Floyd named president-elect of National Neurotrauma Society

UAB’s Candace Floyd is set to take a top leadership post with the National Neurotrauma Society.

UAB doctor contributes to new Web resource for diabetes education

Monika M. Safford, M.D., helped shape the new Web tool for the National Diabetes Education Program, “Promoting Medication Adherence in Diabetes.”

A researcher in motion, chasing trials and trails

Epidemiologist Olivia Affuso studies new ways to prevent obesity and chronic disease through physical activity. She also volunteers with two groups that use running to help women and girls achieve fitness and personal goals.

“Holy guanine, Batman!” Superheroes and genetic genius at the frontiers of science

Gene mastermind Shawn Levy, Ph.D., and his team at the HudsonAlpha Genomic Services Laboratory are helping UAB investigators — and researchers from around the world — crack the mysteries of life.

Fishing for new ways to stop Parkinson’s, a researcher makes big catches in the gene pool

Haydeh Payami, Ph.D., a leading geneticist recruited to the UAB-Hudson Alpha Center for Genomic Medicine and UAB Personalized Medicine Institute, is exploring the protective power of coffee and nicotine — and the mysteries of the microbiome — in Parkinson’s disease.

UAB study finds that seniors in subsidized housing have higher rates of vision impairment

Rates of vision impairment are high among seniors living in subsidized housing, suggesting an increased need for widespread vision screening.

Aug. 15, Robert Randolph & The Family Band bringing good-time funk to UAB’s Alys Stephens Center

Pedal steel guitarist Randolph’s prowess on guitar earned him a spot on Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” list.

Birmingham woman part of verapamil diabetes trial, learning to live with new diagnosis

Many patients diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as adults do not fit the standard profile for a diabetes diagnosis; they are younger, are relatively fit and have little if any belly fat.

Multiple myeloma hides in bones like a wolf in sheep’s clothing

The mimicry of bone cells by multiple myeloma is driven by overexpression of Runx2, the master regulator of bone formation.

Joint Commission awards advanced certification in ventricular assist device destination therapy to UAB

UAB Hospital is the only Disease-Specific Certified program in Alabama and has had no observations or findings by The Joint Commission since joining the certification process.

Nonsmokers at increased risk of stroke from secondhand smoke

While it is well-known that nonsmokers can get cancer from inhaling smoke, the amount of risk associated with secondhand smoke and stroke has remained unclear until now.

UAB re-verified as a Level I Trauma Center through 2018

The American College of Surgeons has again verified UAB as a Level I Trauma Center, a designation held by UAB since 1999.

Stroke accelerates cognitive decline over time, study finds

Virginia Wadley, Ph.D., says until this new JAMA study, whether or not stroke survivors are at-risk over the long term was an unknown.

Local and global outreach land UAB on president’s community service honor roll

UAB named to 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for general service, economic opportunity and education.

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