Displaying items by tag: department of neurology
Dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention uses aspirin and one other drug, among several choices. But which drug is best to use?
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UAB researchers say lack of financial resources and health insurance, as well as living in the South, are keys to disparities in epilepsy care.
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One woman’s mysterious illness left her searching for answers, and all it took was having someone listen.
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Two UAB neuroscientists have been included in a listing of 100 of the most inspiring black scientists in the nation.
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Standaert directs the Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson’s Disease Research, one of eight such centers funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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Adam Gerstenecker has been honored by two organizations with early career awards in neuropsychology.
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Genome sequencing leads to new understanding of genetic risk factors that might play a role in the risk of dementia.
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UAB Parkinson’s disease expert David Standaert and an Italian colleague have received the fifth annual Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research.
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A UAB researcher’s promising data shows improvement of Duchenne muscular dystrophy symptoms in mice and zebrafish using an experimental drug.
The nation faces a dire need for movement disorder specialists as the incidence of diseases such as Parkinson’s continues to increase.
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Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Stanford University want to learn more about silent strokes and their role in brain health, including dementia.
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A team of UAB researchers found even a small influence from AAT dogs is meaningful and valuable to someone after a life-changing spinal cord injury.
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UAB researchers have found a previously unknown gene variant that appears to contribute to movement disorders.
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Researchers at UAB are looking at the health of brain structures called dendritic spines in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease.
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Scientists at UAB have homed in on a protein structure in the brain that may be a promising target for new therapies to treat Parkinson’s disease.
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