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An amateur collector donates fossils, leading to the discovery of a new ancient sea turtle species.
Researchers will look at the effectiveness and accuracy of using virtual training as a way to help parents in rural areas install child restraint systems properly.
Biomedical engineering students designed the G-PAC – Gaming Platform for Activity and Coordination – to bring healthy activities for the millions of Americans in nursing facilities.
The Smart Bracelet, designed by UAB researchers, automatically detects signs of physical assault and alerts emergency personnel of the user’s location.
Without the transcription factor Sp7, two specialized types of cells that create dentin and enamel fail to mature.
Research by undergraduates Jessica Pham and Christine Nguyen on the structure of bat coronavirus HKU4 could eventually be used to design new drugs to fight human threats.
Kane Agan, a senior majoring in public health, is helping Dr. Douglas Fry study the attributes of societies where interpersonal violence is rare.
Students from underrepresented groups and from schools with limited research opportunities get stipends and do hands-on research in high-risk, high-reward projects.
Findings have determined that caffeine administration can help lower acute kidney injury in neonates.
Diamondback terrapin population, a staple in Alabama salt marshes, continues to decline. UAB researchers look to reverse conservation concerns.
Adults who consume large amounts of sugary drinks may have a higher risk of dying from heart disease or other causes.
Physicians from UAB travel to Zambia to identify low-cost interventions to prevent newborns from getting hypothermia.
The infiltration of macrophages into the heart is a required step on the path to heart failure in a preclinical model.
A new study determines the cardiovascular safety of specific medications used to treat patients with gout.
Research findings that suggest free heme leads to bacterial pneumonia may reveal new approaches to improve safety of stored red blood cell transfusions.
This microRNA is a biomarker for bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a disease that can lead to death or long-term disease in extremely low birth-weight infants.
UAB research shows that splenic leukocytes resolve inflammation in heart failure.
Research provided by UAB confirms MRI usage can help reduce unnecessary biopsies in prostate cancer patients.
Research shows protection against the linked heart damage and kidney dysfunction known as cardiorenal syndrome.
Follow the UAB in Antarctica blog to learn more about research and what it is like to travel to Earth's southernmost continent.
A study to better understand racial and regional differences in deaths from strokes will be funded through 2023 by a $20.4 million grant.
UAB researchers have determined that recipients are likely to experience cognitive impairment in years following treatment.
This advanced, direct electron detector will yield near-atomic resolution of macromolecules and 3-D tomography of cells or tissue slices.
Driving assessments and experience in diverse driving situations could lead to fewer crashes among young drivers.
Krueger-Hadfield continues her investigation into ecology and evolution of seaweed life cycles.
Fatigue in cancer survivors is significantly reduced by placebo pill, even when it is known it is a fake pill.
UAB ranked 15th nationally among public universities in research expenditures and topped $238 million in NIH funding for FY 2016.
Researchers have detailed, for the first time, the normal human transcriptome of the blood-nerve barrier.
These synthetic diamonds, used in micro-anvils, have produced nearly twice the pressure found at the center of the Earth.
UAB's cyclotron provides glimpses into a new future of medicine.