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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) hosted its third annual Sustainable Smart Cities Symposium at the DoubleTree Hotel Birmingham on Thurs., June 12, 2014. About 300 people attended. The event, organized by The Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center, focuses on ways to make Birmingham a smarter, more livable city. A hydrogen fuel-cell transit bus on display outside the DoubleTree during the symposium. With no tailpipe emissions, the bus is one of only a few like it in the world and was developed at UAB through a federal grant.
Obesity, which affects more than one-third of Americans, is a chronic disease that can shorten one’s life span, but new findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham show that its effect on mortality has reduced in recent years among many groups, particularly women.
Evan L. Thacker, PhD, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort study to examine the association between Life's Simple 7 scores and incidence of cognitive impairment.
"As was typical in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis, most of those serious infections were pneumonia," said Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Up till now, many heart doctors have tackled high blood pressure by trying to get a patient's blood pressure as low as possible through drugs and lifestyle modifications such as diet and exercise.
The UAB-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine will study human DNA to better understand the onset and progression of certain diseases.
Composers from Southern states will receive hearings of their music Saturday, June 14, at 3 p.m., at UAB's Hulsey Recital Hall, at a concert presented by the National Association of Composers, USA, Mid-South Chapter.
The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Alabama, UAB's School of Public Health and the Jefferson County Department of Public Health partnered together for this event. The goal was to educate and inform people about the problem all while stressing the urgency of taking action.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will host its third annual Sustainable Smart Cities Symposium at the DoubleTree Hotel Birmingham on Thursday from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Comparative effectiveness research is creating new challenges as it generates much needed new evidence," said Monika M. Safford, M.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Constraint-induced movement therapy – a technique fairly well known for stroke – helps patients with hemiparetic multiple sclerosis, too. That might be why Dr. Victor W. Mark and his colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that the benefits of even a 10-day course of therapy persist for several years.
Constraint-induced movement therapy – a technique fairly well known for stroke – helps patients with hemiparetic multiple sclerosis, too. That might be why Dr. Victor W. Mark and his colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that the benefits of even a 10-day course of therapy persist for several years.
Some researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are working to eliminate the need to use passwords to gain access to desktops, laptops and other devices.
The Viva Health Starlight Gala, an annual fund-raiser for the Stephens Center. [Steve] Martin — a multi-threat artist who's also earned acclaim as an actor, writer and producer — would perform here in bluegrass mode, showcasing his banjo skills with the Steep Canyon Rangers.
Researchers at UAB have developed a risk assessment to help determine the likelihood someone may develop dementia. "We can offer targets for amounts of physical activity, cholesterol levels, weight, that will lower the risk of any individual," said Dr. David Geldmacher, a neurologist at UAB.
Rod Nowakowski, dean of the School of Optometry, was the recipient of the Humanitarian Award by the Lions of Alabama, a sight conservation group.
UAB will be hosting the third annual Sustainable Smart Cities Symposium on Thursday, which will focus on a variety of topics from economic development to health and livability of cities.
Sarah Parcak, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), has been named to the first group of "40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire" by NerdScholar, part of the NerdWallet web site.
A museum curator who specializes in temple architecture and Rajput paintings, [Cathleen] Cummings was not your average American tourist in India. But she was still bowled over by what she saw. It was a quilt stitched in the traditional “sujani” style, with one great thematic exception: instead of the typical take on rural life -- usually dotted in cows -- this textile bore vignettes of women handing out prophylactics, and a border of condoms.
"Fireworks injuries are an emergency," said Jay McCollum, M.D., an ophthalmologist and director of emergency services at the UAB Callahan Eye Hospital. "They can run the spectrum from a minor injury right up to loss of vision or the loss of the eye."
Passwords are used for protection but they're not always reliable for a variety of reasons. Researchers at the University of Alabama Birmingham are looking for alternative methods.
In addition to training drivers, specialists at UAB have done some of the first road-test studies on people with bioptic telescopes. UAB's Cynthia Owsley coauthored a recent study of 23 bioptic users, that showing the vast majority drove safely.