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Meet the UAB doctors protecting Alabama from killer fungi
Alabama is a hotbed for fungal diseases — which is why experts in treating and tracking problematic fungi gravitate to UAB. This is great news for Alabamians as killer fungi become a worldwide threat.
posted 3 days ago 1833 viewsFive lessons from the first five years of the All of Us Research ProgramHow the ambitious NIH initiative is turning precision medicine dreams into reality for hundreds of thousands of Americans left behind by previous studies — and where it is going next.posted a while back 1453 viewsFatal crashes rose in Alabama over past 3 years, new UAB study findsDespite fewer drivers on Alabama roadways and a decline in injuries per accident, fatal crashes rose over the three years from 2020 through 2022, according to a new analysis by UAB researchers published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention.posted a while back 1174 viewsAmid global ChatGPT obsession, UAB conference examines AI’s role in advancing health care and researchExperts at ATTIS 2023 shared reports from the front lines, including how they are using ChatGPT in their labs, the need for regulation and why this is a “tremendous time” for health care.posted a while back 1530 viewsA neonatologist chooses to become a machine-learning expert to improve patient outcomesWith data from 25,000 deliveries at UAB, Vivek Shukla, M.D., aims to predict which fetal heart rates are cause for concern. He is also earning a Ph.D. in engineering to bridge the gap between clinicians and data scientists.posted a while back 1571 views“Dr. Impossible” aims to bring brain tech to the peopleTake a trip into the Alabama BRAIN Lab in UAB’s Spain Rehabilitation Center, where a team led by neuroengineer Jamie Tyler, Ph.D., is working with patient groups to test promising neuromodulation treatments for chronic pain, insomnia and more.posted a while back 4308 viewsCollat Professional Ed partners with researchers on leadership and professional development academyThe goal is to offer career development opportunities for all members of the NSF-funded IISAGE grant, led by Associate Professor Nicole Riddle, Ph.D., in the Department of Biology.
posted a while back 1082 viewsWhy do super-agers skew female? These researchers are drilling into the hottest hypotheses.In a search that encompasses geckos, bats, sex-switching fish and more, the NSF-funded IISAGE team is seeking data to explain lopsided lifespans. A key question: How much wiggle room is there in aging?posted a while back 2510 viewsThis med student is on a mission to make tattoo inks safeA chemical mystery drew Matthew Kiszla into tattoo research: Why are red inks most likely to cause rashes and other reactions? Now he is working to analyze commercial inks and looking for collaborators both scientific and artistic.
posted a while back 3824 viewsInnovation Institute hosts country’s first metahealth symposium, Feb. 28The event will explore a future of health care that “is going to be anchored in the metaverse” and be the first such symposium to be held both live and in the metaverse itself, according to Rubin Pillay, M.D., Ph.D., executive director of the Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation.posted a while back 1894 viewsFour high-tech health devices being tested at UAB nowTake a look at new technologies being studied at UAB for treatment of depression, sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury and tic disorders.
posted a while back 3128 views3 UAB chemists break down their formulas for fighting cancerNew treatments emerging from the labs in the Department of Chemistry rely on split-second timing, tiny cargo bubbles and supercomputer-powered predictions.posted a while back 2874 viewsWhat you need to know about the new NIH data management and sharing policyBeginning Jan. 25, 2023, the National Institutes of Health will implement a new data management and sharing policy, which will increase the rigor, reproducibility and transparency of research and create open access to data.
posted a while back 2202 viewsMajor NIAID grant brings cutting-edge equipment to UAB for research on COVID and moreUAB scientists will have a new arsenal of state-of-the-art, high-end technology for their investigations in infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness through a $4.3 million scientific equipment grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
posted a while back 2097 viewsResearchers hack adaptive cruise control, then show how to make it saferDriver assistance tech that comes standard on new vehicles can be tricked into causing accidents — but there is a way to alert humans in time. A UAB grad student and his mentor will share their findings this month at a global conference.
posted a while back 4097 viewsFirst-of-its-kind scan tracks immune invaders to explore puzzling brain diseasesPatients with multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome will soon be able to enroll in the clinical trial of a PET agent that can capture evidence of brain infiltration by white blood cells and could eventually guide treatment.posted a while back 3358 viewsSalt boosts blood pressure for some people. UAB study asks: Who?By alternating high-salt and low-salt diets, a new clinical trial aims to find out how common salt sensitivity of blood pressure is in the general population. The researchers are also exploring whether the immune system plays a role.posted a while back 4274 viewsStudy: Expert-led discussions change student perceptions of COVID vaccinesAfter undergraduates in introductory biology courses talked with an epidemiologist and a physician specializing in infectious diseases, 60% who initially said they would not get vaccinated had changed their minds.posted a while back 3260 viewsMore faculty share the stories behind their development grantsPlant-based diets, biased language in the courts and the trouble with night lights: Recipients of 2022 Faculty Development Grant Program awards explain how they will use their funds.posted a while back 3013 viewsApply for fellowship to explore careers in technology transfer, commercializationGraduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the Innovate Fellows program are trained and compensated to evaluate new inventions on campus through market, prior art and patent analyses to assess commercial merit.
posted a while back 3091 viewsFour faculty share the stories behind their development grantsA civil rights field experience, safer MRI scans, investigating college stress and implementing a massive genetic test for cancer: Recipients of 2022 Faculty Development Grant Program awards explain how they will use their funds.
posted a while back 3911 views22 faculty receive grants to fund developmental projectsThe UAB Faculty Development Grant Program supports junior faculty with funding to pursue research, creative works and scholarly activity.
posted a while back 5224 viewsResearchers pioneering long-read sequencing studies explain why long reads matterNew technologies are filling in gaps in the human genome and opening major areas for discovery. Zechen Chong, Ph.D., and Robert Kimberly, M.D., explain the pros and cons and how they are using long reads at UAB.posted a while back 5055 viewsDespite gains in bone marrow transplant survival, late mortality still a concern, study findsResearch led by UAB’s Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship finds that patients who received BMT using their own cells over the past three decades lived on average seven years fewer than peers, but newer strategies have narrowed the mortality gap.posted a while back 16955 views‘Motor-gaming’ stroke tele-therapy matches in-person results at much lower cost, study findsA “flipped” approach to therapy using video games and short, motivational telehealth visits could spread the benefits of stroke rehabilitation far more widely.posted a while back 3992 viewsWhy do students choose immunology? New study answers questions on a crucial pipelineResearchers explore how to help budding scientists fall in love with a field that is incredibly important but can be “very overwhelming” to start.posted a while back 5596 viewsUAB study: Could this five-second obesity management strategy keep the pounds off?American adults tend to gain a pound or two per year. Researchers are testing a new approach to halt this creeping weight gain. They give participants a digital scale that graphs their weight over time and one job: step on it daily.posted a while back 10585 viewsThis long-running study proves that nice people finish firstMore than 100 different UAB researchers have been first authors on papers based on the REGARDS study thanks to its innovative design — and a uniquely “friendly and welcoming team.”posted a while back 6203 viewsUsing AI to translate old code and fix aging computer systemsUAB computer scientists are contributing to a DARPA-funded initiative with artificial intelligence-based programming languages that allow humans to understand the “safety and correctness of code in the wild.”posted a while back 4337 viewsStudy provides ‘critical information’ for treating childhood cancer patients with COVIDThe largest registry of U.S. children with cancer who were diagnosed with COVID-19 found an increased risk of having severe infection and having their cancer therapy modified because of COVID, underscoring the urgency of vaccinations for these children, the authors say.
posted a while back 3322 viewsExploring simulations, a philosopher finds clues to overcoming “failure of imagination”Lindsay Brainard, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy, delves into the tools modern scientists use to generate new hypotheses in biology, medicine, astronomy — and philosophy.posted a while back 3817 viewsFeeling proud: UAB researcher’s work on touch cited in 2021 Medicine Nobel PrizeProfessor Jianguo Gu, Ph.D., was the first to publish direct evidence that the Piezo2 channel is the sensor for light touch in 2014. His lab continues to pioneer research that could ease the burden of chemotherapy, excruciating facial pain and other conditions.posted a while back 6063 viewsResearchers identify new phase of disaster during pandemic: the sandbarIn a new paper, UAB experts in counseling and health behavior adapt the widely used Phases of Disaster Model to help colleges and universities respond to unique needs during COVID.posted a while back 5494 viewsZAMBAMA grant leverages ‘reverse innovation’ to reduce unhealthy alcohol use and improve HIV outcomesResearchers from UAB’s Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention are collaborating with colleagues in Africa on a $5.8-million study to translate effective approaches from Zambia to rural Alabama — and vice versa.posted a while back 4136 viewsHelping teachers see the beauty in Black languageTeaira McMurtry, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Education, is using funding from the UAB Faculty Development Grants Program to provide Alabama teachers with tools, strategies and lesson plans to understand the power of Black language.posted a while back 6774 views1850s horror Twitter, recursive propaganda, mapping mutations: Faculty grants seed new projects and nurture careersProjects selected for the UAB Faculty Development Grants Program offer an intriguing look into the creativity and range of research and scholarship on campus.posted a while back 4800 viewsHackathon yields AI-inspired ideas to fight cancerTwelve teams competed for cash and prizes across two action-packed days in the AI Against Cancer hackathon. This is the third iteration of the UAB-sponsored event, which applies big data and artificial intelligence techniques to fight disease.posted a while back 5476 viewsThe world is bumpy. These researchers are teaching computers geometry to save lives and accelerate commutes.With a new NSF grant, computer scientists are developing a precision flood prediction system that pushes the boundaries of the young field of geometric deep learning. Their work could lead to better route recommendations in navigation apps and breakthroughs in drug discovery and development of novel, energy-efficient materials.posted a while back 4032 viewsStudy links debt with risk of psychiatric disorders, high blood pressure in midlifeResearch on financial stress following the Great Recession finds that people who were in debt at midlife had a 90 percent increase in being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder.posted a while back 7158 viewsUAB trial studying diet composition — with no weight loss — to treat Type 2 diabetesClinical trial investigates diet as a way to remodel the body by re-partitioning energy away from metabolically harmful lipid stores.posted a while back 7493 viewsUpcoming Events
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