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Talladega Weekends

May 07, 2008 at 11:09 am by steve

What do you do when the inside of your race car fills with smoke? If you are Tim Nagy, professor and vice chair for research in the department of nutrition sciences at the UAB.... Read More

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Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Patients Face Troubles in Managing Finances

Apr 02, 2008 at 12:56 pm by steve

Daniel Marson, JD, PhD, director of the UAB Alzheimer’s Disease Center in the Department of Neurology, is leading author of a recent study that shows a significant decline in.... Read More

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Physician Spotlight: David Glasgow, MD

Apr 02, 2008 at 12:56 pm by steve

A three-year stint in the U.S. Navy as a general medical officer led Dr. David Glasgow to make the decision to go into pediatric medicine. “My father was a radiologist at Lloy.... Read More

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UAB Researches LRRK2 Gene Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Apr 02, 2008 at 12:56 pm by steve

UAB researchers — who received a $200,000 grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation to study a mutation gene, LRRK2 — have made a direct link between LRRK2 and the existence of.... Read More

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New Asthma Guidelines Offer Step Therapy Approach

Apr 02, 2008 at 12:56 pm by steve

“The idea is to give physicians a step-by-step process, so it’s not randomly ‘let’s try this, and let’s try that’ in the long-term management of asthma,” explained pulmonologi.... Read More