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LITT surgery, using heat generated by a laser, offers less side effects and a shorter hospital stay compared to traditional epilepsy surgery.
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To date, RPB has awarded UAB $5,245,000 in grants, which helped bolster the department’s research activities, including the purchase of equipment, lab supplies, and salaries for new and existing research faculty.
The study is funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Vaccines are expected to arrive next week and be administered quickly thereafter.
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The study examined trends in mortality due to chronic lower respiratory disease and investigated disparities in deaths due to CLRD between rural and urban areas across the United States.
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A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that deaths due to mitral regurgitation are increasing in the United States since 2012, after a continuous decline for 14 years.
The holidays are typically a time of low blood supply, a situation worsened this year by the pandemic.
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Students at UAB are helping with contact tracing by letting people in Alabama know if they have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
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CCT has added a fourth ambulance to its fleet, and its new offices feature increased space and improved overnight accommodations for on-call staff.
Further understanding is needed of the redox change called reductive stress and its impact on the onset and progression of neurodegeneration.
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The Altec Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building will help cement UAB’s place as a leading research institution in genomic and precision medicine.
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A local early-stage startup has been approved for low-cost, low-risk, non-invasive procedures for patients with chronic liver disease.
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A recent grant to UAB researchers from a national organization will yield insight into telehealth and potentially increase patient access to rheumatic care.
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Mutations in CHD7 cause severe birth defects known as CHARGE syndrome cases, which include severe and life-threatening heart malformations.
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Maryland-based Altimmune Inc. has submitted an Investigational New Drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to commence a Phase 1 clinical study of its single-dose intranasal candidate.
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The OHDRC Pilot Program facilitates emerging research ideas, explores new methodologies and approaches and facilitates transdisciplinary research as it relates to obesity-related health disparities.
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The RADx-UP program is focused on addressing disparities in COVID-19 response in underserved and vulnerable populations.
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A positive attitude and UAB’s gynecologic oncology team helped Debby Davis fight and endure life-threatening ovarian cancer.
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UAB researchers led a large multiple-country study and used advanced machine learning techniques for risk prediction of neonatal deaths. The study reveals that low weight among newborn infants is associated strongly to most deaths in underdeveloped settings and suggests how these deaths can be reduced.
UAB’s Live HealthSmart Alabama and the Sunrise Rotary Club planted trees that will improve the environment, landscape and health of the community.
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