October 8, 2010
Teachers get close-up, hands-on training
(Clanton Advertiser)
Learning science and mathematics is more than reading a textbook, according to the UAB School of Education's Alabama Hands-on Activity Science Program (ALAHASP).
Components of Zeus attacks spreading to social networks, smartphones
(The Last Watchdog)
Crimeware may not be new. But it clearly is being deployed at unprecedented levels, says Gary Warner, Director of Research in Computer Forensics The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Computer & Information Sciences & Department of Justice Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham dental students raise money for Susan G. Koman Foundation
(AL.com)
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October 7, 2010
$11.5 million grant arms UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center fight against pancreatic cancer
(WVTM-TV, Birmingham)
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, has won an $11.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to explore groundbreaking pancreatic cancer research, prevention and treatment.
Pill culture and addiction to sleeping aids
(Ebloge.com)
Recently, a new perspective on sleep disorders was put forth by a team of researchers led by Dr. Jesse Milby from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Milby considers sleeping problems as a lack of "sleep hygiene." According to a research project he and his colleagues from UAB conducted, there are several things people routinely do that contributes to the development of the sleeping problem.
Improv Everywhere invades Birmingham with "The MP3 Experiment" on UAB campus
(AL.com)
UAB students present on the Campus Green at lunch time today were surprised by a flashmob-style event orchestrated by Improv Everywhere, the force behind such internet sensations as the Guerrilla Handbell Strikeforce, Ben Folds Fake, and the Best Buy doppelgangers. A group of about 100 people dressed in like colors executed a series of silly scenes such as dancing, impromptu napping, playing "follow the leader" with strangers, and freeze tag.
October 6, 2010
Russia detains suspect in carding, online fraud scheme
(New York Times)
Despite the vague press release, Russia's actions should be applauded, wrote Gary Warner, director of research in computer forensics with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Depression linked to preterm birth and low birth weight
(Reuters)
Dr. Yasmin Neggers, a University of Alabama-Birmingham researcher who was not involved with the new paper, points out that although the findings are important, it may be too early to make significant changes in screening practices and treatment guidelines.
October 5, 2010
DOJ indictment impact on Alabama gubernatorial campaign
(WVTM-TV, Birmingham)
With two democrats, one republican and an independent who used to be a republican, no one party was targeted in these indictments. But a UAB political analyst explains, the indictments are likely to hurt democrats more in next month's elections.
Gene test aims for better heart disease protection
(Associated Press)
The test is an important step toward using genes to improve care, but the results "do not provide compelling evidence" that it should be widely used now, genetics expert Donna Arnett of the University of Alabama at Birmingham wrote in an editorial in the journal.
Russia detains suspect in carding, online fraud scheme
(PC World)
Despite the vague press release, Russia's actions should be applauded, wrote Gary Warner, director of research in computer forensics with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
"The Rocky Horror Show" by UAB Theatre
(Unlimited Horror)
"The Rocky Horror Show" is the first main stage play of Theatre UAB's 40th anniversary season.
October 4, 2010
University of Alabama at Birmingham cancer research in vanguard for cure
(Birmingham News)
Two national clinical trials at UAB, one under way and one about to begin, will test potential treatments for breast cancers for which existing treatments are poor and the risk of death high.
Kurt Zinn: New resolve found in cancer tragedy
(Birmingham News)
Kurt Zinn keeps a photograph of his late wife and lab partner, Tandra Chaudhuri, in his office at UAB.
Sue Ham, breast cancer
(Birmingham News)
Sue Ham, of Elba, found a lump in her breast through self-examination. he and her husband Lavon, right, drive three hours from Elba so she can get chemotherapy treatment every Friday.
(Birmingham News)
As economic engines go, UAB is like one of those monsters under the hood of a 1960s muscle car.
UAB puts experts anywhere through virtual technology
(WBRC-TV, Birmingham)
The University of Alabama's expertise could soon be anywhere thanks to a new technology.
Excess caffeine could lead to urinary incontinence in women
(WAPI-FM, Birmingham)
''Women who consume high levels of caffeine are 70 percent more likely to have urinary incontinence than women who don't," says Jon Gleason, MD, an instructor and fellow at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School's Division of Women's Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.
UAB cancer center gets research grant
(Montgomery Advertiser)
The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, along with the University of Minnesota, has won a five-year, $11.5 million grant to fight pancreatic cancer.
(Birmingham News)
In the past five to eight years, researchers have learned to distinguish different breast cancers based on molecular changes seen in the cancer cells, said Dr. Andres Forero, a cancer expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Breast cancer treatment and screening options abound
(Birmingham News)
When Dr. Helen Krontiras of the UAB Cancer Center explains the different options for cancer patients to her medical students, she brings along a printout that looks like a restaurant menu. Figure out the diagnosis, then choose one therapy from column A, one from column B and so on, she tells them.
Five arrested in scam involving theft via botnet
(Yahoo News)
The Ukraine arrests are "far more significant" than the earlier actions in the U.K. and the U.S., said Gary Warner, director of research in computer forensics with the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "These are five ringleaders," he said. "All roads lead back to these five guys. The people that were arrested in the UK and the people that were arrested in the U.S... all were piling their money back to these guys in Ukraine."
Pat Metheny makes a little magic at Birmingham's Alys Stephens Center
(Birmingham News)
Who: Pat Metheny, an innovative jazz guitarist with an intellectual mind, a nice-guy personality and 17 Grammy Awards to his credit.