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UAB’s Porrett awarded R01 grant from the NIH for uterine transplantation research
The award will continue until 2029 and totals about $3 million dollars in funding.
Researchers develop most robust dataset of exercise biology ever produced
This study is providing researchers with an infrastructure they can build upon as they work to fully understand how exercise impacts the entire body.
New postpartum program aims to decrease post-birth complications and readmissions in Alabama
The postpartum awareness bracelets will serve as medical alert bracelets and reminders for postpartum women to prioritize their own health.
Erasing “bad memories” to improve long term Parkinson’s disease treatment
By prohibiting the Activin A protein from functioning, researchers were able to halt the development of dyskinesia symptoms and effectively erase the brain’s “bad memory” response to L-DOPA treatments.