A key role for microRNA-155 in brain inflammation and neurodegeneration makes it both a potential therapeutic target and a biomarker for this progressive disorder.
Grant named in memory of Kindal Kivisto will help advance research, treatment of Pitt Hopkins Syndrome.
A Legacy of Giving
Written by UAB Medicine Magazine
Gifts from Gunavant N. Shah, M.D., Support Programs That Touched His Life
With a combined grant and gift of $5.7 million, the Hadhrammout Foundation will support UAB’s international medical education efforts, including the training of international medical graduates at UAB.
Gifts of life: Two families share joy and pain after rare double-lung and heart transplant
Written by Tyler Greer
Fourteen-year-old Angelynn Luckado’s cystic fibrosis ravaged her organs, leading to an extensive hospital stay, an extremely rare and complicated transplant, and now a hope for a healthier life thanks to an organ donor.
Artists will create spectacular works of art in the blink of an eye during the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center’s annual ArtBLINK Gala 2016 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, in The Kirklin Clinic, 2000 Sixth Ave. South.
Roy Curtiss, III, Ph.D., professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, will present at the 28th annual lecture.
Cell marker found for leukemia-initiating capacity in chronic myelogenous leukemia
Written by Jeff Hansen
Measure of Mpl gene expression reveals a heterogonous population of leukemia stem cells: one group leukemic and the other group non-leukemic.
Surgeons from around nation/world gather at UAB for seminar on robotic surgery
Written by Bob Shepard
Surgeons from around the world gather at UAB to learn more about robotic assisted surgery.
More evidence that generic medications are as effective as brand name drugs.