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A cluster analysis in the Deep South showed that racial background significantly influences diabetes subtype distribution.
The study’s findings suggest a combination therapy could be a more effective and a safer approach to treating metastatic colorectal cancer.
Vohra is leading the Center for Additively Manufactured Complex Systems under Extremes at UAB in advancing understanding of 3D-printed materials when subjected to extremes of pressures, temperatures and high-velocity impacts.
A recent study by UAB researchers showed that teenagers with higher levels of adiposity have more cognitive impact from poor sleep compared to teenagers with a healthy weight.
This live biotherapeutic product, tested in mouse models, shows promise in addressing common pathways of lung disease progression.
Goal of this UAB-led service is transforming the global landscape of TB research through accelerated study of human TB tissue.
Study looks at how much virtual training children could use to develop adult street crossing competency and what might help children acquire that competency earlier.
Researchers at UAB shed light on the link between genetic variants and cardiovascular risk factors in determining heart health.
The findings suggest disparate effects of phased COVID-19 vaccine rollout on mental health across U.S. populations.
This finding suggests that therapy to remodel synapses could help memory in old age and dementia patients.
The novel drug TIX100 functions differently from any approved diabetes drug to promote proper islet cell function.
Fobian developed Retraining and Control Therapy, or ReACT, to help patients with functional neurological disorder, or FND, which affects an estimated 300,000 Americans.
Researchers at UAB reveal the impact of transthyretin protein levels on heart disease risk.
The study reveals how political savvy and community engagement in micro labor markets can boost earnings and counter financial marginalization.
States such as Mississippi and Louisiana were found to have the highest rates, while the lowest rates were found in the Northeast, followed by states in the West and Midwest.
UAB expert studies head impact and helmet protection for equestrian riders.
These findings in zebrafish and human heart muscle cells have clinical implications for patients with atrial fibrillation.
The NSF awarded $77.8 million to 14 projects, including the Interdisciplinary Program of Advancing Climate Extreme Resilience in Soybean, or iPACERS.
Research from the centers will help drive new knowledge and foster positive and lasting societal benefits.
This past June, through a competitive review process, the NIH renewed their five-year grant to continue UAB’s Center for AIDS Research pivotal work.
A correlation was found between the social distancing index, a measure of overall social distancing behaviors observed, and higher rates of neonatal and early neonatal mortality, as well as preterm birth, when assessed with a lag period. Results were published today in JAMA Network Open.
The award will continue until 2029 and totals about $3 million dollars in funding.
This study is providing researchers with an infrastructure they can build upon as they work to fully understand how exercise impacts the entire body.
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.
Use of high-speed video microscopy and artificial intelligence provides calculated statistics like diastolic and systolic diameters, fractional shortening, and ejection fraction.
Researchers at UAB compared three risk-assessment tools for predicting mortality risk.
UAB researcher finds that presumed retinal gliosis may serve as a potential biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease-related neuroinflammation in the eye.
Factors contributing to the rise of PTSD and ASD in college students may include pandemic-related stressors and the effects of traumatic events.
A new study from UAB finds that a home vegetable garden can increase fruit and vegetable consumption as well as physical activity in cancer survivors.