Department of medicine

New research from UAB demonstrates that the timing of branch chain amino acid consumption has significant implications for cardiac health and disease.

In a study of more than 6,000 American adults, UAB investigators found that those with a coronary artery calcium score greater than zero have a higher risk of cardiac events. CAC may help guide blood pressure control and comprehensive cardiovascular care.

The list was made by a group that aspires to bolster and increase diversity across all scientific fields, promote retention through the “leaky academic pipeline,” and broaden academic and industrial awareness of diversity and inclusion.

Use of the diabetes drug metformin — before a diagnosis of COVID-19 — was associated with a threefold decrease in mortality in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes.

A new multidisciplinary program within UAB Medicine will help evaluate patients who have recovered from COVID-19 but are still experiencing symptoms and link them to the specialized care they need.

A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that deaths due to acute respiratory failure are increasing in the United States, and this disproportionately impacts Southern states and racial minorities.

As the country has grappled with an opioid crisis and with COVID-19, a third crisis has brewed. Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.

UAB’s uterus transplant program is the first program in the Southeast and fourth in the United States.

Alabama is one of 10 U.S. states with the highest rates of short sleep duration.

In a new trial funded through UAB’s urgent COVID-19 research program, investigators are comparing the widely available steroid methylprednisolone with dexamethasone, which lowered risk of dying by one-third in a U.K. trial this summer.

The drug candidate is a non-toxic small molecule that given orally effectively rescued mice from models of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

This study was done in mice and with a novel, tissue-engineered, three-dimensional breast cancer mimetic system.

In light of COVID-19, changes to protect patient and employee health have been made for UAB Medicine clinic and hospital visits.

Visiting the pool or lake is synonymous with summer fun, but is it safe in a pandemic?

This discovery may have clinical importance in management of heart failure.

A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined the importance of strict blood pressure control in the development of atrial fibrillation, which can lead to poor outcomes such as stroke, heart attacks and death.

To stop a pandemic from growing, everyone must work together to “flatten the curve.”

Hear from UAB experts on the differences of COVID-19, flu, alleriges and colds.

There are plenty of other potential suspects when it comes to chest pain.

“Broken heart syndrome” is a common name for stress-induced cardiomyopathy.