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Attractive drug candidate identified to target glioma brain tumors

This rapidly fatal brain cancer has seen only two improvements in therapy in 30 years, and research findings are pointing toward a unique new human clinical trial in 2017.

UAB named NIH clinical center for groundbreaking exercise trial to map molecular underpinnings of health benefits

UAB’s Center for Exercise Medicine will join a key NIH consortium looking for the molecular changes that occur during and after exercise to advance the understanding of how physical activity improves and preserves health.

$2 million grant awarded to UAB to continue eye care research

Funding from a National Eye Institute award to the UAB School of Optometry will advance eye care research.

Four new NSF grants — three in neuroscience — deepen UAB’s research portfolio, forge collaborations

Alabama now has more EPSCoR Track II grants than any other state following the award of basic science grants meant to stimulate competitive research in regions of the country traditionally less able to compete for such research funds.

CBD oil may reduce frequency and severity of epileptic seizures, according to UAB findings

UAB researchers release new research findings on effect of CBD oil at national Epilepsy Society Meetings

UAB physician retools the case for Housing First to end homelessness

Authors of a New England Journal of Medicine article recommend a new case be made for housing to end homelessness, emphasizing benefits and de-emphasizing problematic cost-savings arguments.

UAB ranked 18th nationally in research funding among public universities

UAB secured more than $328.5 million in federal research funding in 2015, ranking the institution No. 18 among public universities and No. 34 overall in the United States during a year in which UAB’s total research and development expenditures exceeded $516 million.

Birmingham-area leaders partner to train local young adults for 925 high-paying jobs

The Innovate Birmingham Regional Workforce Partnership, a broad coalition of public, community, business and education leaders committed to fostering economic growth for the region and offering better opportunities for young adults, partnered to secure a nearly $6 million U.S. Department of Labor Education and Training Administration’s America’s Promise grant.

UAB study finds yoga is relatively safe, but know your limits

A UAB study says the rate of yoga-related injuries is going up, especially in older participants.

UAB names vice president of Research after national search

Christopher S. Brown, Ph.D., former vice president of Research for the University of North Carolina System and director and primary investigator of the NASA/North Carolina Space Grant, tapped to grow UAB’s $500 million annual research portfolio.

International HIV symposium comes to Birmingham

Scientists from around the world will gather at UAB in December to focus on HIV research and women, particularly collaborative research on women living with HIV and those at risk.

How a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce heart failure in the aged

A Western-style diet, with more omega-6 fatty acids than the Mediterranean, dysregulates lipid signaling in aged mice and promotes inflammation.

Simple genetic test shows promise for better outcomes in heart stent patients

The power and promise of personalized medicine: a genetic test can reduce cardiovascular risk for some heart patients

UAB receives grant to better serve those with autism spectrum disorder in central Alabama

Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating Council has established regional networks throughout Alabama to centralize resources for those with autism spectrum disorder, and for their families.

How internal circadian clocks in neurons encode external daily rhythms of excitability

A mechanism through which circadian clocks in neurons encode external daily rhythms of excitability allows pacesetter neurons to communicate with the rest of the body via electrical impulses, with possible implications in understanding and treating mood disorders.

Antibody suppresses HIV in infected individuals

Antibody VRC01 proves safe for individuals infected with HIV-1 but only modestly controls the virus in participants who stop receiving antiretroviral therapy.

UAB/Auburn study will test new MRI technique for epilepsy

UAB and Auburn will team up for a study of magnetic resonance imaging techniques that could enhance epilepsy surgery.

Using epigenetics to help the immune system fight ovarian cancer

Priming the body to respond to immunotherapy with a new class of drugs: epigenetic modifiers.

Vaccination of newborn mice with bacteria suppresses asthma as adults

This study of cockroach-induced asthma and Enterobacter mirrors previous studies with fungus- and house dust mite-induced asthma, where neonatal vaccination with bacteria suppressed adult asthma.

Neighborhoods important factor in risk of stroke for all races

Those living in more advantaged neighborhoods are less likely to have a stroke than are their counterparts who live in less advantaged neighborhoods, according to a UAB study.

Working under pressure: Diamond micro-anvils made by UAB will produce immense pressures to make new materials

UAB researchers will use pressures greater than those found at the center of the Earth to create as yet unknown new materials.

High-tech simulators boost UAB emergency department CPR training

UAB is the first hospital in Alabama and one of the first in the nation to use sophisticated Resuscitation Quality Improvement system simulators to improve CPR skills in emergency department staff.

UAB receives prestigious BRAIN Initiative grant for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease

UAB investigators have won a prestigious White House BRAIN Initiative grant to study the potential benefits of new technology coupled with newly discovered biomarkers in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease.

Alabama parents drive distracted with children in the car

Parents’ driving distracted is a significant danger, and a UAB study suggests suburban and rural parents use cellphones with children in the car.

Saving lives by making pneumonia vaccine affordable

Moon Nahm’s research has led to improvements in testing effectiveness of pneumonia vaccines, a key step to preventing deaths from S. pneumoniae, the leading cause of pneumonia estimated to kill 1.6 million children annually

Fighting pain through knowledge about sensory organs in the fingertips

Learning how sensory organs in the skin work may solve sensory disorders, including pain seen in inflammation, diabetes and cancer treatment.

Study supports Do Not Sell voluntary waiting period for gun sales to reduce suicide

"Studies indicate the vast majority of suicide attempt survivors end up eventually dying of something other than suicide, so a means of preventing someone from making future gun purchases during a suicidal crisis might reduce suicide rates.”

UAB drug study first effort to prevent onset of epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis complex

UAB and partners launch the PREVeNT study, aimed at preventing the onset of seizures in children with tuberous sclerosis.

Study compares treatments for urinary incontinence in women

Patients using Botox A for urinary incontinence show higher satisfaction with treatment due to greater reduction in bothersome symptoms.

Curing inherited disease by running a stop sign

UAB and UMass researchers have uncovered a new mechanistic understanding of potential treatment for genetic disorders.

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