Department of neurology
U.S. News & World report named UAB Hospital as the best hospital in Alabama.
All of the newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme patients enrolled in a Phase 1 clinical trial have exceeded both their median and expected progression-free survivals. Two patients, to date, have exceeded their expected overall survival.
Radiofrequency ablation precisely delivers heat energy that can destroy lesions within the brain that are the cause of seizures.
The fields of neuroengineering and brain-computer interfaces could have a tremendous impact on a number of neurologic conditions, such as stroke, neurodegenerative disorders, Parkinson’s disease, dementia and other brain diseases.
Consortium led by UAB researchers in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine and School of Public Health received additional funding to further study chronic hypertension and preeclampsia epigenetics participants enrolled in the CHAP trial.
Recent studies have shown that formal exercise training can help boost memory, and memory deficit is relatively common in people with epilepsy.
Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.
Limiting neuroinflammation may represent a promising new approach to treat neurological diseases driven by neuroinflammation, such as stroke, spinal cord injury and neuropathic pain.
New results suggest the answer is no, implying that the role of tau in the pathogenesis of Lewy body dementias is distinct from Alzheimer’s disease.
Physicians treating heart disease with anti-coagulants should factor the presence of kidney disease into their decisions on medications.
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.
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 grant to the UAB stroke center will help maximize a state health department effort to better manage strokes in Alabama.
One woman’s mysterious illness left her searching for answers, and all it took was having someone listen.
Study points to a potential immediate treatment for this devastating disease.
A team of UAB researchers found even a small influence from AAT dogs is meaningful and valuable to someone after a life-changing spinal cord injury.
UAB researchers have found a previously unknown gene variant that appears to contribute to movement disorders.
A new screening tool developed at UAB has been shown to be an effective aid in determining the severity of cognitive issues.
UAB neurologists have reported the first case study of a patient with a brain bleed linked to consumption of an energy drink.
A multisite study led by UAB has found the first biomarker for the onset of seizures in infants with tuberous sclerosis.
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