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The ESFA was founded in 1997 after the sale of the Callahan Eye Hospital to UAB, and has a mission of awarding grants to nonprofits conducting vision research, education and patient care.
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Fouad has worked to establish the validity of health disparities as a national scientific research priority.
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A UAB researcher is investigating antihypertensive drugs in search of those that not only treat high blood pressure, but also boost mobility and independence in older Americans.
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These results, seen in animal models, represent a potentially novel therapeutic target for the treatment of seizure disorders.
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A UAB Infectious Diseases physician discusses bacteria found in food-borne illnesses and why you should wash your hands. 
Leaders in HIV research and treatment gather at UAB to address laws that prohibit gay men from donating blood.
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The $2.5 million gift from Medical Properties Trust begins a campaign that will ultimately raise $7.5 million in resources to expand and accelerate the center’s research efforts.
A UAB researcher’s work on gender and quality of life in myasthenia gravis has been named the top abstract at a major neuromuscular disease professional meeting.
Developers and educators at UAB have developed a solution to meet the challenges of getting educational resources to underserved populations by providing software and hardware programs to better train students in Ethiopia and Zambia.
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Started in 1981, the Mr. and Ms. UAB Scholarship Competition is one of UAB’s longest-standing Homecoming traditions.
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Four multidisciplinary studies will focus on genetics and associated mechanisms of hyperuricemia gout, an inflammatory arthritis.
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Low dietary potassium leads to calcified arteries and aortic stiffness, while increased dietary potassium alleviates those undesirable effects in a mouse model, suggesting dietary potassium may protect against heart disease and death from heart disease in humans.
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Chad Thomas Hagwood, Edward E. Partridge, Catherine Danielou, Michelle Cardel and Raymond Thompson were bestowed the awards by the NAS for their personal, academic and professional achievements, service to the community, and philanthropy.
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Care could improve for dialysis patients with development of bionanomatrix gel with $2 million grant
A UAB spinoff has received a stage two grant to test a potential solution for malfunctioning vascular access.
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Glaucoma affects more than 3 million people in the United States and is the leading cause of blindness in African-Americans.
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John Mountz, M.D., Ph.D., and W. Winn Chatham, M.D., will be recognized by the ACR for education, research and clinical contributions to the field.
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UAB employees spearheaded an effort that led to the university’s adopting the paid leave benefits policy earlier this year — and then they carried their initiative to the state level.
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The UAB Geriatrics Clinic is addressing health issues in senior adults by identifying and addressing gaps in nutrition.
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The AGHI, a genomics partnership between UAB and HudsonAlpha, is cited for collaboration by Health Connect South.
A local symposium addresses the mental health of veterans, helping them to better integrate into home life and the workplace.
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