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Anyone traveling more than four hours by air, car or bus can be at risk for blood clots. The director of the UAB Vein Center provides tips on how to prevent blood clots when traveling.

One UAB expert explains how societal pressures and stigma can contribute to the development and treatment of eating disorders.

UAB experts recommend taking some precautions before working in the yard this spring and summer. 

Besides their normal role, pump overexpression confers drug resistance. Knowing the structure is a step to disabling the pumps with inhibitors.

Birmingham residents like Ron Collins stay healthy and independent through a high-tech solution to a health care challenge through Live HealthSmart Alabama.

UAB is a stronghold at finding patients for studies, but healthy controls were harder.

These findings implicate the Reelin signaling pathway as a potential therapeutic target for cocaine use disorder.

One UAB expert explains what CBTi is and the four steps that could lead to a better night’s rest for those with insomnia.

XMEA is a recessive, genetic disease that causes progressive muscle weakness.

Singhal believes early exposure to medicine and radiology is a powerful way to spark curiosity and encourage future careers in STEM and health care.

Very-low-weight newborns need extra oxygen and can develop deadly bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Differences in gut fungi predict getting, or not getting, BPD.

Some 47 UAB alumni are being recognized with a Blazer Fast 40 award for their dedication as business leaders.

UAB experts provide tips on how to prevent diving injuries.

Curcio and Owsley have dedicated decades of work to age-related macular degeneration.

There are several ways one can increase their health and reduce the strain put on their pancreas through diet and wellness modifications.

The UAB Department of Urology is expanding its subspecialized patient care with a new minimally invasive surgical procedure.

While tech neck is not an official medical term, it is becoming more common as many Americans spend an average of four and a half hours a day looking at their phones.

Boyd provides insight into how ENT allergists diagnose and help manage seasonal allergies.

Thanks to a grant awarded to researchers in the UAB Voice Center to support speech therapy specifically for Parkinson’s disease patients, Hamilton feels he has enhanced his speech and improved his life.

UAB hopes to have a big impact on the health of adaptive sports athletes and expand successful injury prevention programs.