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September 01, 2013
UAB offers CT scan for early detection of lung cancer
Following evidence that CT scans can be a reliable screening tool for early detection of lung cancer, UAB becomes the first hospital in Birmingham to offer that service.
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Patient Care
Magnetic stimulation therapy is gaining popularity in treating depression and UAB researchers are now looking at a low-magnetic strength version that might be better and cheaper.
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Patient Care
Originally built in 1975, the Wallace Tumor Institute is the hub of the Cancer Center’s research and administrative enterprise.
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Patient Care
An aggressive blood-management plan has changed the culture at UAB, leading to less blood use, more blood donation and better outcomes for patients.
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Patient Care
Participants can sign up to meet in group setting with trained lifestyle coach to learn how to prevent or delay onset of type 2 diabetes
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Patient Care
September 10, 2013
UAB electrophysiology cardiologist first to use new heart catheter on a U.S. patient
Innovative new heart catheter used first in the United States at UAB pinpoints areas for therapy delivery.
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Patient Care
Pleasure memories a model for understanding many kinds of memory and learning.
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Research & Scholarship
August 22, 2013
Key protein accelerates diabetes in two ways
Discovery leads researchers to redouble efforts to design a new class of drugs to treat diabetes.
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Research & Scholarship
July 21, 2013
Is a common food fungus worsening the AIDS epidemic?
A fungal toxin may suppress immune system and drive HIV infection in developing countries.
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Research & Scholarship
September 08, 2013
New study shows changing breakfast habits may not affect weight
New UAB research shows while there’s an association between breakfast habits and obesity, some practices by scientists have led the evidence for a causal claim to be exaggerated.
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Research & Scholarship
Journey through time in “Fifty Years of Dreams and Discoveries,” a 200-page pictorial book that chronicles UAB’s rise from a nascent university in 1969 to a leading doctoral research university.
