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The systemwide training helped standardize care for ventricular assist devices patients.
New clinical services and specialty programs are expanding access to high-quality care in Birmingham and throughout Alabama.
UAB experts offer guidance on staying safe while doing yardwork.
One exhibit chronicles genetics research from the 19th century to the present, including UAB’s contributions to the field, while the second, a traveling exhibition curated by the National Library of Medicine, details the fight against lead poisoning.
Justin Thomas, Ph.D., says red light is less likely than other types of light to reduce melatonin levels, but it does not encourage melatonin production.
By integrating new collaborative relationships and cutting-edge technologies UAB transplant teams are helping to redefine what is possible in organ utilization and patient outcomes.
While there is no causal link between energy drinks and cancer, indirect factors like high sugar content can contribute to obesity, a known cancer risk factor. Overconsumption of these ingredients is often a cause for concern.
Spring allergies can disrupt daily life and sleep by triggering immune reactions to airborne allergens that cause inflammation and fatigue.
UAB researchers discover the mechanism by which neurofibrillary tangles spread through the brain of Alzheimer’s patients is via connected neurons, and these findings reveal a major disease etiology that could lead to new therapies that slow Alzheimer’s disease progression.
Honoring trauma survivors, care teams and first responders, the Heroes and Healers event will feature three short films, with proceeds supporting the UAB Trauma Survivors Network and its peer mentoring and support programs.
UAB earns multiple top rankings in the 2026 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools, highlighting national excellence across health, nursing, business and engineering programs.
UAB is part of a network of 13 Centers of Excellence across the country funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
The AMPLIFY Diet intervention helps older survivors of obesity-related cancers achieve meaningful weight loss and improvements in key health outcomes without in‑person visits, coaching calls or live counseling.
A new UAB study reveals how the eye creates sharp vision, showing that individual light-sensing cells in the retina send precise signals to the brain.
A rise in research funding within UAB’s Department of Family and Community Medicine highlights its expanding research impact.
The mobile clinic operates an RV-based traveling care model that goes into different counties to provide maternal and child health care to underserved communities.
Pay what you choose to see this family-friendly performance about a bumbling maintenance crew and a magical yellow bird that Theatre Weekly declared “Utter joy from start to finish.”
This year’s theme, “Scholarship with a Purpose,” highlights UAB’s commitment to advancing its public mission through meaningful partnerships that improve lives and strengthen communities.
Pamela Bowen, Ph.D., addresses common myths about nutrition and provides practical insights into maintaining a healthy diet to prevent chronic diseases.
A UAB professor leads a new discovery that could change how an aggressive thyroid cancer with limited treatments is approached and treated.