Blending invention with necessity, UAB professionals use a little ingenuity to help a patient prepare for a lung transplant.
A UAB study examines whether bipolar disorder can be treated with monthly rather than daily doses of a drug to boost compliance – now enrolling patients.
Jolie has people talking about genetics; testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 is not for everyone, but knowing family history is a good start.
Distraction by a dog while driving may be worse for older drivers, according to research from UAB.
The UAB Genetic Counseling Graduate Program is a collaborative program to provide educational and clinical training in genetic counseling.
A UAB study links the Mediterranean diet to better memory.
Neurosurgical injuries following the April 2011 Alabama tornadoes tended to be spinal, not head or neck injuries in adults, but the opposite in children, according to UAB researchers.
Researchers at UAB measure an increase in grey matter in the brains of children with cerebral palsy after treatment with CI therapy.
UAB hosts a seminar to train exercise professionals in how to help cancer patients become physically active during treatment and recovery.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk for shingles, but new research at UAB indicates that biologics – the newest RA medications – don’t worsen that risk.
More 150 girls from 40 schools in Jefferson and Shelby counties will come to UAB April 20, 2013 to learn about STEM fields.
In an engineering feat, the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center installs a cyclotron unique to academic medical settings.
New marker predicts how resistant each patient’s brain cancer will be to chemotherapy.
UAB cancer patient Charles Turk fights a hard battle with a brain tumor, with the help of a loving family and a rare deer.
Callahan Eye Hospital introduces new laser technology to remove cataracts with unprecedented precision and control; expands availability of laser cataract surgery in Birmingham.
Margaret Humphreys, M.D., Ph.D., is a specialist in the history of science and medicine.
Equal Access Birmingham will host a health screening at The Lovelady Center on Saturday, April 6
UAB study finds lack of traumatic brain injury education among military veterans; movies and TV dramas spread misinformation.