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Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows sterilizing immunity in preclinical tests
A single intranasal dose provided sterilizing immunity — no detectable COVID-19 virus — in the lungs of vaccinated mice, in contrast to dense infection in lungs of unvaccinated mice. -
Experts Provide Guidance on How To Measure and Improve Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer
While there are many quality measures for end-of-life care for adults with cancer, there are no such measures for children. -
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center joins national initiative to combat racial inequity and bias in cancer care
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB is among three groups selected nationwide for the Co-Creating Solutions to Address Racism and Disparities in Oncology initiative coordinated by the Center for Health Care Strategies. -
UAB spinoff to treat chronic respiratory disease announces $3 million seed funding
ResBiotic Inc. will use the money to develop and commercialize groundbreaking probiotic formulations for lung health. -
Crohn’s disease patients have specific IgG antibodies to human bacterial flagellins
Knowledge of the specific flagellins that drive the pathogenic immune response in Crohn’s disease is a step toward a potential preventive treatment. -
Cardiovascular health is poorest among American adults in the Southern U.S.
In a study conducted among more than 1.3 million American adults, UAB investigators found that Alabama and Southern states have the worst cardiovascular health, citing higher death totals due to cardiovascular causes.
