‘Easy inspiration’ sparks Medical Properties Trust $2.5 million gift to UAB’s Comprehensive Diabetes Center
Written by Emily Henagan
The $2.5 million gift from Medical Properties Trust begins a campaign that will ultimately raise $7.5 million in resources to expand and accelerate the center’s research efforts.
Fouad has worked to establish the validity of health disparities as a national scientific research priority.
Saving hearts after a heart attack: Overexpression of a cell-cycle activator gene enhances repair of dead heart muscle
Written by Jeff Hansen
Overexpression of CCND2 increased growth and division of grafted heart muscle cells, resulting in better heart function and decreased size of dead tissue.
Plant-based diet converts breast cancer in mice from lethal to treatable form
Written by Katherine Stephen
Researchers use compounds found in a combination plant-based diet to successfully prevent and treat ER-negative breast cancer in mice.
UAB announces an expansion, giving it the fastest supercomputer in Alabama by far
Written by Jim Bakken
UAB now has far and away the fastest supercomputer in Alabama, accelerating the volume and speed at which transformational education, research and medical care can occur.
Studies to see if antihypertensive drugs can improve mobility in older adults
Written by Bob Shepard
A UAB researcher is investigating antihypertensive drugs in search of those that not only treat high blood pressure, but also boost mobility and independence in older Americans.
A dietary supplement dampens the brain hyperexcitability seen in seizures or epilepsy
Written by Jeff Hansen
These results, seen in animal models, represent a potentially novel therapeutic target for the treatment of seizure disorders.
A UAB Infectious Diseases physician discusses bacteria found in food-borne illnesses and why you should wash your hands.