Because the beam of photons is so tightly focused, proton therapy has little effect on surrounding healthy tissue, making it especially beneficial for young patients.

UAB researchers will study psilocybin, a psychedelic compound, on its effects on smoking cessation.

The NIH grant creates Multiple Chronic Disease Centers around the nation to target chronic disease in minority populations.

Lupus, an autoimmune disease that can attack any part of the body, can be confounding because patients often respond differently to the same treatment, and they vary widely in the severity of their symptoms.

Viva Medicare first and only Alabama-based plan to receive distinction from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Enrollment in 2022 Medicare plans starts Oct. 15 

The Magic City Data Collective, a public-private partnership, brings together local students, researchers and data experts in project teams to provide the information Birmingham leaders need to move the Magic City forward.

The new technology allows health care personnel to observe movement of the lungs, diaphragm and joints.

The study, from UAB’s Institute for Arts in Medicine, shows that learning tricks in a magic camp can boost feelings of self-esteem and confidence in children and adolescents with disabilities.

Blood and marrow transplantation strategies have changed significantly over the past four decades; but recipients still experience excess mortality that translates into 8.7 years of life lost, according to researchers in UAB’s Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship.

UAB clinical psychologist Megan Hays walks through five strategies that can be used to manage pandemic anger and burnout. 

UAB’s Jessica Grayson, M.D., clears the confusion on how to tell COVID-19 from other respiratory illnesses.

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.

Researchers are looking for people who either have Type 2 diabetes or are overweight to participate in the studies.

A study conducted by UAB researchers found that insulin resistance, a precursor to fatal cardiovascular events, is common among young adults.

UAB’s Technology Innovation Center houses a state-of-the-art data center, the fastest university internet connectivity in the state, expandable technology infrastructure, and colocation for UAB’s partners in distributed IT.  

Live HealthSmart Alabama will host a ribbon cutting event Sept. 20, to celebrate phase one improvements in the Titusville community.

The grant will explore ways to employ artificial intelligence with telehealth in rural, underserved areas of the South.

The higher infectivity correlates with mutations that increase viral binding to a cell surface glucosaminoglycan, heparan sulfate.

This finding upends the long-held paradigm that priming during lung infections takes place only in the draining lymph nodes, and it will be key to developing more efficient vaccinations and therapies for respiratory challenges.