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All academic areas saw increases in grant award monies from November 2017 through October 2018 as the university continues to grow its mission.
Most people refrain from calling attention to an unusual bulge in their lower abdomen. But it could be a potentially dangerous condition that needs to be discussed with your doctor right away.
Children spend several hours in a wheelchair, going through a library and out to lunch, to understand and be aware of the challenges disabled people experience every day.
The study’s findings show the benefits of the ketogenic diet in cancer patients, and the authors hope to expand their research to see if it will also impact cancer treatment.
UAB experts share insight on what leads a person to have suicidal thoughts or actions, and how friends and family can help.
The National Cancer Institute highlighted research from UAB that shows how the epigenetic plant-based diet in mice can prevent cancer more effectively at younger ages.
UAB Hospital continues to be highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Alabama and among the top in the Southeast and nation.
The key to preventing overhydration is to let your body tell you when you need a drink.
As parents check off their children’s back-to-school needs, vaccinations should be top of the list.
A gene mutation causes wrinkled skin and hair loss; turning off that mutation restores the mouse to normal appearance.
Significant novel findings published by UAB researchers established verapamil as a successful therapeutic approach to target loss of beta cell function caused by Type 1 diabetes.
A diabetes drug suggests potential therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, based on research with human lung fibroblasts and a mouse model of lung fibrosis.
UAB is one of six universities in the world currently investigating the medicinal benefits of psilocybin.
UAB School of Education offers low-cost mental health care through a faculty- and student-run counseling clinic.
In a large-scale analysis, Jeremy Blackburn, Ph.D., and collaborators found that the misuse of web archive services cause loss of ad revenue for popular news websites.
Engineering students develop umbrella for power wheelchair users to present at international conference.
An Auburn woman who was severely burned finds pain relief from music therapy.
More than 500 patients have been visited by physicians and nurse practitioners in UAB’s House Calls program since 2014.
Hair’s graying is linked to innate immune response, activation of which can decrease pigmentation in hair.
The All of Us Research Program, an effort by the NIH to build a national database for medical research, launches on May 6 at UAB and six other sites nation-wide.