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Dr. [David] Allison and his research team devoted those aptitudes to the design of a rather elegant study addressing the time-honored question: Is it critical to eat breakfast if interested in losing weight?
Gary Warner, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, writes about the criminal complaint against Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, a 30-year-old Russian, as well as several as-yet unidentified hackers. They are being charged with wire fraud, bank fraud and unauthorized interception of electronic communications.
Earlier integration of palliative care with cancer treatment was associated with “a significant survival advantage at 1 year”—but median survival times, quality of life, ER visits, ICU days, and symptom impacts were not statistically different, cautioned lead study author Marie Bakitas, DNSc, APRN, FAAN, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is partnering with Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) to create a program designed to better meet the needs of America's growing veteran population. The yearlong residency is one of only four in the country and is open to certified mental health nurse practitioners who have graduated within the last 12 months.
Sight Savers of America now has a special place to honor those who’who have dedicated their lives to help improve the vision of children.
Famed poet and author Maya Angelou, who died last week at 86, is still being mourned across the world and receiving tributes in scores of media outlets. And her loss was felt locally at the UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC).
"The goal of our research is to examine the existing security measures that zero-interaction authentication systems employ and improve them," said Nitesh Saxena, associate professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences and co-leader of the Center for Information Assurance and Joint Forensics Research.
The earlier a specific phone-based, palliative care support program can be introduced to caregivers, the better they will be able to cope with the caregiving experience, according to research conducted by University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing investigators.
"It is very common for family members of a patient receiving a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other form of dementia to wonder about their own risk," said [David] Geldmacher, the director of the UAB Division of Memory Disorders and Behavioral Neurology.
So far, research has generally shown a link between skipping breakfast and the likelihood of being overweight, but it hasn't proven that skipping breakfast causes weight gain. "Previous studies have mostly demonstrated correlation, but not necessarily causation," lead study author Emily Dhurandhar said in a statement from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
From LiveScience
"When you're talking about natural disasters, you can't reproduce many of the psychological elements in a non-disaster setting. A controlled experiment is absolutely contrived," said [Josh]Klapow, a clinical psychologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "There very well may be differences in the way people interpret names associated with natural disasters, but the whole thing falls dramatically short of changing policy."
"When you're talking about natural disasters, you can't reproduce many of the psychological elements in a non-disaster setting. A controlled experiment is absolutely contrived," said [Josh]Klapow, a clinical psychologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "There very well may be differences in the way people interpret names associated with natural disasters, but the whole thing falls dramatically short of changing policy."
From AANS Neurosurgeon
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have identified a strategy that highly aggressive brain tumor cells use to fuel their relentless expansion.
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have identified a strategy that highly aggressive brain tumor cells use to fuel their relentless expansion.
From Guardianlv.com
University of Alabama at Birmingham students scatter over downtown, raiding coffee shops in colored scrubs that express patriotism in its highest respect. Travelers are made to feel welcome at any time of the year. The residents of Birmingham are eager to meet tourists and give them a sweet brisk of southern hospitality.
University of Alabama at Birmingham students scatter over downtown, raiding coffee shops in colored scrubs that express patriotism in its highest respect. Travelers are made to feel welcome at any time of the year. The residents of Birmingham are eager to meet tourists and give them a sweet brisk of southern hospitality.
The metro is home to over 120 biotech firms, the business incubator Innovation Depot and the research facilities associated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
They might never become as famous as Randy Newman's "Birmingham," but 12 songs about our city have made the grade in a contest sponsored by the Alys Stephens Center.
A member of the UAB art history faculty, [Cathleen Cummings] has written extensively on Hindu temple architecture, as well as painting traditions of both Hinduism and Buddhism, and led three study-abroad trips to South Asia. A Fulbright fellow, Mellon Postdoctoral fellow and a fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute in Delhi, India, she has also received numerous university awards and grants.
While the Alys Stephens Center has hosted the performances of a multitude of Grammy-winning artists over the years, Charlie Perry said the University of Alabama at Birmingham's performing arts center is more than just a place to catch a great show.
From Egypt Commercial News
Sarah Parcak, an archaeologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, uses satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe, a satellite company, and Google Earth to identify what she calls "hot spots". Tracking regions where looting occurs, she says, may help law enforcement and officials identify looted artefacts before they turn up for sale.
Sarah Parcak, an archaeologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, uses satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe, a satellite company, and Google Earth to identify what she calls "hot spots". Tracking regions where looting occurs, she says, may help law enforcement and officials identify looted artefacts before they turn up for sale.
From Kansas City infoZine
Could text language and autocorrect technologies have an effect on writing skills? UAB experts offer thoughts and tips.
Could text language and autocorrect technologies have an effect on writing skills? UAB experts offer thoughts and tips.
Lots of people go on diets in the spring and summer so they'll look better in bikinis or swim trunks, and that's OK, up to a point. "Motivating factors such as 'bikini season' are good inspiration for behavior change," according to Krista Casazza, an assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Nutrition Sciences.
From USNews.com
The University of Alabama at Birmingham recently treated its first snakebite case of the season, noted Dr. Janyce Sanford, chair of the university's department of emergency medicine. "That is a usual pattern. As soon as the weather starts to warm up, snakes begin to get active and we begin seeing a bite or two," Sanford said.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham recently treated its first snakebite case of the season, noted Dr. Janyce Sanford, chair of the university's department of emergency medicine. "That is a usual pattern. As soon as the weather starts to warm up, snakes begin to get active and we begin seeing a bite or two," Sanford said.