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Rishab Samant, Neha Singaravelan and Vamsi Singu have been recognized by one of the nation’s most prestigious undergraduate honors for their extraordinary science and mathematics accomplishments.
To separate the science from the noise, three UAB experts outline what happens in the body during infection and how to slow transmission of flu.
A new UAB and Alabama CEAL initiative aims to improve health by empowering neighborhoods.
As UAB researchers continue to study how these drugs work and what comes next, their findings are helping move the conversation beyond hype, while working toward a clearer understanding of one of the most significant medical breakthroughs of the past decade.
One UAB expert explains the chemistry that takes place in the body when the “fight-or-flight” response is activated.
One UAB expert explains how societal pressures and stigma can contribute to the development and treatment of eating disorders.
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.
A UAB microbiologist provides insights into how bacteria are widespread on various surfaces, ultimately debunking the five-second rule.
Parents should be mindful that pressures and expectations they have for their children in sports can turn a fun activity into one that induces stress.
These findings in zebrafish and human heart muscle cells have clinical implications for patients with atrial fibrillation.
The program seeks to support and foster multidisciplinary collaborations, especially between UAB clinicians and basic and physician scientists.
Physicians in the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB are advancing the field of thyroid care with cutting-edge, patient-specific procedures and collaborative research investigations.
Mixing alcohol with the blaze of intense Southern heat can be a dangerous combo.
The human preclinical model at UAB provides important knowledge before a Phase I clinical trial can begin for living human recipients. Decades of work by researchers across the world preceded UAB’s first clinical-grade pig kidney xenotransplant.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an alarming rise in domestic violence and intimate partner violence
The higher infectivity correlates with mutations that increase viral binding to a cell surface glucosaminoglycan, heparan sulfate.
Many Americans say they want to “make sure the shot is safe” before getting vaccinated. That data is already in, and it is overwhelming.
Cloth face masks must cover the mouth and nose and fit snugly against the side of the face.
More than 103,000 donors have contributed to the university’s largest-ever fundraising initiative to bolster the campaign’s priorities — programmatic support, facilities, faculty, research and innovation, athletics, and student support.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Campaign for UAB: Give Something, Change Everything caps off 2014 with record-breaking December.