Scarinci appointed associate director for Globalization and Cancer at UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
Written by Beena Thannickal
Isabel Scarinci, M.Ph., Ph.D., associate professor in UAB Division of Preventive Medicine, has been appointed to the newly created position of associate director of globalization and cancer at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The inaugural class draws together some of the finest minds in the country to think about some of the thorniest societal issues.
Protect your eyes this Fourth of July
Written by Bob Shepard
A local woman injured by a bottle rocket to the eye joins UAB Callahan Eye Hospital in urging people to not use fireworks at home.
New hybrid robotic stenting procedure gets Anniston man quickly back on his feet
Written by Tyler Greer
A robotics and cardiac cath procedure was carried out over three days and meant patient did not have to undergo more rigorous bypass surgery.
UAB is the first medical center in the Southeast to implant a new type of electrical stimulator to control seizures in patients with epilepsy.
UAB Hospital is the first in Alabama to offer the Nanostim leadless pacemaker for patients with bradycardia.
Study shows how brain tumor cells move and damage tissue, points to possible therapy
Written by Bob Shepard
A federally funded study shows how invading glioma cells disrupt brain connections and break down the blood brain barrier.
UAB launches three initiatives to stimulate personalized medicine care, research
Written by Clinton Colmenares
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the creation of the Personalized Medicine Institute, the Institute for Informatics and the UAB-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine.