Clinical

UAB Named Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson's Research

Jan 25, 2019 at 10:02 am by steve

One of an Elite Group of Nine Centers in the US The UAB Department of Neurology was recently awarded a $10 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health when.... Read More

Resolve to Address Obesity

Jan 25, 2019 at 09:46 am by steve

Risk Stratification, Intervention Could Improve Patient Health, Longevity Obesity is pervasive throughout the United States. Although the adult obesity rate leveled off in 201.... Read More

Mutant Protein May Change Treatment Plans for Prostate Cancer

Dec 14, 2018 at 12:07 pm by steve

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in American men and remains a significant health risk. Scientists at Southern Research in Birmingham are studying a mutated.... Read More

Reaching Those at Greatest Risk

Dec 14, 2018 at 11:55 am by steve

Grant Enables UAB to Launch Lung Cancer Outreach, Screening Program Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths in America and the nation's second most common cance.... Read More

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Goes Global to Fight HPV-Associated Cancers

Dec 14, 2018 at 11:52 am by steve

The human papilloma virus (HPV) is responsible for approximately 42,700 HPV-associated cancers in the United States each year based on estimates from the U.S. Centers for Dise.... Read More