Weightloss and Wellness
One UAB expert offers insight into the speculated connection between GLP‑1 medications and kidney stone risk.
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.
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.
Pamela Bowen, Ph.D., addresses common myths about nutrition and provides practical insights into maintaining a healthy diet to prevent chronic diseases.
UAB experts say there are many steps people can take to minimize the impacts of a sedentary lifestyle on their heart health.
Three UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine experts offer their advice on starting an exercise plan, preventing injury and knowing when to stop.
Protein-packed products are everywhere — but a UAB dietitian explains what is hype, what is true and what consumers really need.
UAB researchers are advancing cancer prevention and treatment through lifestyle-based survivorship care, adaptive molecular therapies and precision biomedical engineering.
UAB experts discuss the life cycle of the metabolism, ranging from before birth to older adulthood, and provide tips on metabolic health for a lifetime.
UAB scientists discovered an oral drug stopped weight rebound after discontinuation or cessation of GLP‑1 treatment in preclinical studies, opening the door to a new approach for maintaining weight loss.
A new UAB and Alabama CEAL initiative aims to improve health by empowering neighborhoods.
Since March 2022, UAB and McMaster University have advanced a shared vision to strengthen institutional collaboration across research, education and global health initiatives.
As UAB researchers continue to study how these drugs work and what comes next, their findings are helping move the conversation beyond hype, while working toward a clearer understanding of one of the most significant medical breakthroughs of the past decade.
Experts at the UAB Cardiovascular Institute and UAB St. Vincent’s say it is never too early or too late for women to begin protecting themselves from heart disease.
One UAB expert shares tips on preventing injuries and explains the benefits of hot and cold therapies in muscle recovery periods.
Multisite research, including research at UAB, shows that oral semaglutide is nearly as effective as the widely used injectable version for treating obesity, delivering about 13.7 percent average weight loss over 64 weeks.
UAB Neurosurgery and Trauma experts discuss the importance of taking precautions when decorating this holiday season.
UAB experts offer tips to decrease the chance of illness for individuals and their loved ones as temperatures drop.
Chronic stress can wreak havoc on one’s health; but a healthy diet may hold the key to regulating cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone.
In an effort to prevent concussions in young athletes, UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine partnered with Birmingham Youth Sports League to donate Guardian Caps to community youth.