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Jennifer Pollock, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Medicine, has been named the latest recipient of the school’s Featured Discovery award. This recognition celebrates notable research contributions made by faculty and highlights the impact of their scientific advancements.
Dr. Kelley Gabriel, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Epidemiology was recently featured in an article on health.com titled, “Frequent Short Walks or Fewer Long Ones—Which Is More Effective For Longevity and Heart Health?” where she provided valuable insights to physical activity recommendations.
Feeling overwhelmed? What is on your plate might be part of the problem, or the solution. Nutrition researchers are uncovering how everyday foods can spike or soothe cortisol levels, offering a natural way to manage stress through smarter eating.
Kidney stone disease is increasingly recognized as a chronic condition closely tied to metabolic health, with obesity standing out as a major risk factor. Conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease are closely associated with the development and recurrence of kidney stones.
A new tool in understanding and improving nutrition for all now resides at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The Department of Nutrition Sciences is now home to a brand-new metabolic kitchen and a teaching kitchen, which will significantly enhance the department’s research, education, clinical and community outreach capabilities.
A new combination drug therapy is showing extraordinary promise in the bout against obesity, helping patients lose an average of 20 percent of their body weight in a major clinical trial.
W. Timothy Garvey, M.D., a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was awarded the Gerald Reaven Distinguished Leader in Insulin Resistance Award by the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease. Garvey, known for developing Cardiometabolic Disease Staging, helps clinicians assess risk for Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, guiding treatment and weight loss therapy decisions.
W. Timothy Garvey, M.D., a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, recently contributed to a groundbreaking global commission that called for a major overhaul of obesity diagnoses, recommending a shift away from relying solely on body mass index, or BMI, to more accurately define obesity as a disease.
Distinguished Professor Steven Austad, Ph.D., Protective Life Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been awarded the inaugural George M. Martin Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award, honoring his role in transferring knowledge and leaderships skills to mentees in aging research.