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A direct protein-to-protein binding couples cell survival to cell proliferation
This discovery has implications in cancer, stem cell growth, and blood or neuron progenitor cell speciation. -
UAB will test a COVID-19 vaccine candidate created by Altimmune Inc.
The testing at UAB will investigate immune responses to the vaccine in mice — an important step before any Phase 1 human safety trial in patients later this year. -
UAB among U.S. sites hosting new clinical trial for COVID-19 treatment
UAB is playing a key role in the effort to expedite clinical trials to combat COVID-19. -
The director of NIH visits UAB as COVID-19 appears
Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., visited UAB just as COVID-19 appeared near the NIH. -
Nonfatal overdose is common among veterans who experience homelessness
The study showed that 7.4 percent of veterans with a history of homelessness reported having an overdose in the past 3 years. Alcohol was the most commonly involved substance, but opioids and other drugs were common. -
UAB Pathology to increase COVID-19 testing by week’s end
UAB researchers are now running tests and will soon have them available on a commercial platform, increasing output.
