The ecRNAs appear to act in memory formation, and may offer a new therapeutic approach to neuropsychiatric diseases.
The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program says UAB meets all criteria as a Comprehensive Center to deliver safe, high-quality bariatric patient care.
The biomarker, the protein kinase LRRK2, is a promising candidate for future exploration.
Baptist Health opens new multispecialty clinic with UAB Medicine at Baptist South
Written by Jim Bakken
Clinic opens Aug. 1 and will initially offer urology, gastroenterology, endocrinology and rheumatology care.
High mosquito and human population densities, combined with mosquito breeding conditions, are the central cause for Zika virus.
Huntsville Rural Pre-medical Internship program gives meaningful shadowing experience
Written by Caitlin Miley
Interns spend eight weeks shadowing physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, medical residents and medical students; being in out-patient clinics; going on hospital rounds; and observing doctors both in Huntsville and in their own rural hometowns.
Eleven faculty awarded incentive grants to submit a second R01
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
Eleven School of Medicine faculty projects were recently funded through an AMC21 initiative giving NIH-funded investigators incentive to submit a second R01.
Fouad chosen as 2016 President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Community Leadership Award recipient
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH, receives the award in recognition of her work in improving the health of racial/ethnic minorities and underserved communities through the creation of UAB HealthSmart.
With these tips from UAB Emergency Medicine, know how to identify poison ivy, oak and sumac, protect yourself against allergic reaction, and treat exposed areas.
Eley to give 9th annual Coleman lecture in Huntsville
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
Diann Eley, Ph.D., associate professor at the School of Medicine at The University of Queensland in Australia is the featured speaker at the 9th annual William H. Coleman M.D. Distinguished Lecture at the Huntsville Regional Medical Campus.