As CEO, Vickers says his priorities will be in continuing UAB’s clinical and research excellence and working to eliminate disparities in health care throughout the state and region.

A detailed mechanistic study unravels how the bacterial endotoxin LPS prevents or promotes allergic disease.

Diane Bishop creates care packages for other aortic patients to equip them with the supplies they need to take control of their health.

Although unproven, this novel sickle cell therapy serves as a potential cure. More measures need to be taken to determine long-term function and organ improvement.

Research in animal models shows better formation of the fistulas, which are a lifeline for kidney failure patients as the connection site to dialysis machines.

Pregnant women will receive a 4D ultrasound, clinical evaluation and personalized physical activity plan through the new Exercise in Pregnancy Clinic.

After years of researching the SON gene, Erin Eun-Young Ahn, Ph.D., may have found the cause behind an extremely rare disease. 

Recent studies have shown that formal exercise training can help boost memory, and memory deficit is relatively common in people with epilepsy.

Basic and translational research in this field aims to repair heart injury and prevent the heart failure that often follows a heart attack.

Bacteria use molecular machines to move proteins, including toxins, across cell membranes. M. tuberculosis, which kills more than 1 million people a year, uses the ESX-4 type VII secretion system to transports its potent exotoxin.

The study concluded that participants were hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to mistrust, fear and lack of information.

Collective strength of the research enterprise leads to almost $849 million in research grants and awards for FY 2021.

The infusion therapy can help shrink tumors that are otherwise inoperable.

Guinness World Records officially named Curtis Means, born at 21 weeks and one day at UAB Hospital, the most premature infant to survive.

Many Americans are catching up on missed holiday plans, but should you go ahead and receive your booster shot to ensure the safety of yourself and others?

UAB’s Julie Kanter, M.D., says statewide surveillance programs for sickle cell disease can help facilitate progress to improve outcomes.

View photos of the Heersink family’s being honored at a UAB Football game.

Live HealthSmart’s goal is to improve Alabama’s national health ranking by 2030.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an alarming rise in domestic violence and intimate partner violence

The effort led by UAB is projected to receive $17 million from NIH to support up to four years of patient follow-up.