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Fobian developed Retraining and Control Therapy, or ReACT, to help patients with functional neurological disorder, or FND, which affects an estimated 300,000 Americans.
Researchers at UAB reveal the impact of transthyretin protein levels on heart disease risk.
The study reveals how political savvy and community engagement in micro labor markets can boost earnings and counter financial marginalization.
States such as Mississippi and Louisiana were found to have the highest rates, while the lowest rates were found in the Northeast, followed by states in the West and Midwest.
UAB expert studies head impact and helmet protection for equestrian riders.
These findings in zebrafish and human heart muscle cells have clinical implications for patients with atrial fibrillation.
The NSF awarded $77.8 million to 14 projects, including the Interdisciplinary Program of Advancing Climate Extreme Resilience in Soybean, or iPACERS.
Research from the centers will help drive new knowledge and foster positive and lasting societal benefits.
This past June, through a competitive review process, the NIH renewed their five-year grant to continue UAB’s Center for AIDS Research pivotal work.
A correlation was found between the social distancing index, a measure of overall social distancing behaviors observed, and higher rates of neonatal and early neonatal mortality, as well as preterm birth, when assessed with a lag period. Results were published today in JAMA Network Open.
The award will continue until 2029 and totals about $3 million dollars in funding.
This study is providing researchers with an infrastructure they can build upon as they work to fully understand how exercise impacts the entire body.
By prohibiting the Activin A protein from functioning, researchers were able to halt the development of dyskinesia symptoms and effectively erase the brain’s “bad memory” response to L-DOPA treatments.
Use of high-speed video microscopy and artificial intelligence provides calculated statistics like diastolic and systolic diameters, fractional shortening, and ejection fraction.
Researchers at UAB compared three risk-assessment tools for predicting mortality risk.
UAB researcher finds that presumed retinal gliosis may serve as a potential biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease-related neuroinflammation in the eye.
Factors contributing to the rise of PTSD and ASD in college students may include pandemic-related stressors and the effects of traumatic events.
A new study from UAB finds that a home vegetable garden can increase fruit and vegetable consumption as well as physical activity in cancer survivors.
Indirect benefits could include how to lessen rejection of transplanted organs and damage to the transplanted tissue.
Brainard does not think AI offers a substitute for human creativity at this time. AI has yet to compete with humans’ originality, a particular form of self-cultivation, connectedness and imagination.
A new UAB study sheds light on how changes in sociohistorical contexts impact the role of teen births on attainment of higher education.
Ninety-two percent of evaluable patients treated with INB-200 exceeded a median progression-free survival of seven months. Glioblastoma multiforme is the most aggressive type of cancer originating in the brain.
UAB researchers leverage data from the All of Us Research Program to show that carpal tunnel syndrome is a sentinel event for cardiac amyloidosis.
Appearing in both DNA and RNA sequences, G-quadruplexes’ relationship with the protein SRSF1 demonstrates the unexplored broader implications of SR proteins in RNA splicing and translation.
UAB research claims frame-of-reference training is most effective when assessing low-performing individuals, and understanding performance levels is essential for effective training.
Gingivitis increases in severity and prevalence during pregnancy due to hormonal changes.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with type 2 inflammation saw rapid and sustained improvements after treatment with the monoclonal antibody dupilumab.
Participating in a clinical trial can be lifesaving, and now, more patients than ever have access to life-changing therapies at UAB.
New research from the UAB Collat School of Business provides a comprehensive analysis of AI’s implications for various stakeholders.