Matt Windsor
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August 09, 2021
Exercise, sleep and cognition are linked in Parkinson's disease. A new study aims to personalize prescriptions.
Research by Amy Amara, M.D., Ph.D., explores the ways deep sleep improves cognition and resistance exercise boosts deep sleep. With a new grant, she is studying the best exercise prescription for people with Parkinson’s.
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Discoveries & Innovations
Drew Sayer, Ph.D., is a pioneer in the use of sequential multiple-assignment, randomized trials, known as SMARTs, for weight-loss research. His studies test several interventions at once to speed the search for solutions tailored to specific groups.
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Discoveries & Innovations
Bertha Hidalgo, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, explains how she is using WhatsApp and Facebook in two current studies and shares advice on using social media for research.
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Discoveries & Innovations
July 29, 2021
Changing lives, one tax return at a time
Enrollment in Eddie Nabors’s course on Poverty and Human Capability has more than tripled in the past year. Why? He gives students the chance to help the working poor receive thousands of dollars each and avoid scammers — even during a pandemic.
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UAB in the Community
July 26, 2021
Toxicologist unravels the dangerous medical mystery of ZaZa, Alabama’s 'gas-station dope'
When use of an obscure antidepressant exploded across the state, William Rushton, M.D., who directs UAB’s medical toxicology program and the state’s poison control hotline, began an investigation that led the Alabama Department of Public Health to halt sales.
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UAB in the Community
Are you Analytical or an Enthusiast? Amiable or a Controller? Find helpful advice for any workplace personality in Handling Workplace Change as an Employee, a free on-demand course for UAB employees through LinkedIn Learning.
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Learning & Development
Medications to treat opioid use disorder include methadone, naltrexone and buprenorphine. Leah Leisch, M.D., medical director of Substance Use Services at UAB Beacon Recovery Services, explains how each is used and prescribed.
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Advances
July 21, 2021
Behind the scenes of UAB's research powerhouse, these staff handle the devils in the details
High-stakes negotiations, comma wars and acres of fine print — it’s all in a day’s work for the hard-working staff in the Office of Sponsored Programs.
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Behind the Scenes
July 21, 2021
RAPID is clearing logjams to accelerate research at UAB
Here are seven ways the Research Administration Process Improvement and Design task force is finding new efficiencies to help the university be more successful in the extremely competitive world of research funding. Track progress on the task force’s data dashboards.
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Campus News
New state legislation matches federal small-business grants to Alabama-based recipients. Find out how to take advantage of these opportunities in the updated UAB Startup Guide, created by the university's Entrepreneurial Development Committee.
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Funding Opportunities
