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Insulin is typically the first line of treatment for pregnant patients with Type 2 diabetes. This funding allows researchers to evaluate whether insulin combined with metformin leads to better outcomes for the mother and child.
Clinical trial shows psilocybin, a natural compound, coupled with psychotherapy, is a safe and effective treatment for cocaine use disorder.
UAB researchers discovered that multiple myeloma is more common in men than in women through the Integrative Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology study.
Tumor therapy with immune checkpoint blockers may be improved by fine-tuning Gfi1 in CD8+ T cells.
These findings implicate the Reelin signaling pathway as a potential therapeutic target for cocaine use disorder.
New guidelines create clarity of language that will help advance mitochondria transfer and transplantation research for therapeutic innovations.
By showing a critical role for sialylation in the biophysical properties of mucus and mucus transport, the study identifies a possible therapeutic target for the treatment of cystic fibrosis and other muco-obstructive diseases.
This study is providing researchers with an infrastructure they can build upon as they work to fully understand how exercise impacts the entire body.
A large nationwide study found that Black individuals carrying a genetic mutation in the TTN gene were at an increased risk of adverse clinical outcomes.
Alarmingly inadequate supply of blood, economic disparity and logistics among many factors playing a role in fueling shortage.
Cooper recently won the Albert Lasker Award, known as “America’s Nobel Prize,” given to the living person considered to have made the greatest contribution to medical science.
A small blood donation can help UAB researchers and doctors learn how better to use immunology to treat disease.
These findings could lead to non-invasive, low-cost tests and the early diagnosis of the disease, which progresses for decades before symptoms of dementia emerge.
The future has much potential as the REACH Up and Out program hopes to continue to make an impact on the lives of Black women in the Deep South.
As it turns out, growing old and wise does not always equate to growing old and able to hear.
The effort led by UAB is projected to receive $17 million from NIH to support up to four years of patient follow-up.
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.
This study included preclinical experiments and use of bronchoalveolar cells from IPF patients.
NIH research funding to the UAB School of Medicine has increased by more than $100 million in the past five years, a barometer of the school’s success.
Kids often acquire S. mutans, a cavity-causing bacterium from nonfamily members, researchers report at the American Society for Microbiology annual meeting.