A new clinical trial dispels the hypothesis that the diabetes drug metformin could help exercising seniors gain more muscle mass by inhibiting tissue inflammation.
Dransfield said their findings showed no evidence that beta-blockers were helpful in reducing the risk of exacerbations.
You cannot really germ-proof your home, but you can clean and disinfect things to improve your chances of preventing the flu.
As the fall months approach, the potential for seasonal allergies, runny noses and sinus infections increases.
For young people, being the victim of violence can lead to risky sexual behavior.
A study largely validates that immunoglobulin IgG is a crucial part of the pathogenic immunodeposits in kidneys of patients with IgA nephropathy. The routine clinical test that identifies the presence of IgA in all cases of IgA nephropathy fails to show IgG in 50 to 80 percent of biopsies.
A preclinical study published in Science Immunology shows how the interplay of two interleukin signaling proteins, IL-6 and IL-2, affects the development of T follicular helper cells and germinal centers. Thus, the research may help guide future disease treatment for autoimmune diseases like lupus.
UAB has successfully completed more than 14,000 transplants since doctors performed Alabama’s first kidney transplant in 1968.
The researchers found that from 2007-2010 to 2011-2016, American adults showed a decline in mean cardiovascular health score driven by an increasing prevalence of obesity and impaired fasting glucose.
Researchers have found a synergistic connection, or crosstalk, between two rare but potentially deadly blood-clotting diseases — thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic uremic syndrome. The linkage may provide a rationale for a more targeted therapeutic intervention in patients.
Pancreatic beta cells produce insulin. Their death is a key feature of Type 1 diabetes, and loss starts long before diagnosis. Researchers now have identified an early biomarker of Type 1 diabetes-associated beta-cell loss in humans — microRNA-204, which is easily measured in blood serum.
Research shows that individuals who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are not just war veterans, but anyone who has experienced some form of severe life trauma.
UAB now does same-day knee replacement surgeries for selected patients. Advances in surgery and anesthesia make it possible for qualifying patients to avoid an overnight stay in the hospital, which reduces the risk of an acquired infection.
UAB computer science experts provide advice on how to protect your personal information from mobile devices and smart speakers.
A protein complex in beta cells that includes the Islet-1 transcription factor regulates genes important to develop and maintain functional beta cells. Now researchers report the complex also associates with enzymes RNF20 and RNF40, and disruption of either enzyme reduces insulin release.
The boys of fall are back, but how your team fares this season could be the least of your worries.
A $3 million NIH grant will probe underlying biological changes of major depressive disorder, with a focus on epitranscriptomics. Early study of human postmortem MDD brains shows changes in amounts of enzymes that add or remove methyl groups to mRNA and changes in the mRNA targets of these enzymes.
Diet matters when it comes to depression. Teens who have a high-sodium, low-potassium diet are at a higher risk of depression.
An Alabama woman suffered an internal decapitation when the ATV she was driving hit a barb wire fence. The story of her recovery is remarkable.
Comprehensive eye exams can detect a variety of eye conditions, that left untreated in a child, could result in partial or complete loss of vision later on in life.
A DOE grant will help solve a production roadblock for the medically useful radioactive isotopes scandium 43 and scandium 47. If available, they could visualize and destroy solid tumors. But with a half-life of 4 hours, scandium 43 must be made, purified and then used in a PET scan in a single day.
An artificial intelligence tool developed at UAB's Precision Medicine Institute helped find relief for a young woman with cyclical vomiting syndrome. One unlikely remedy? isopropyl alcohol
Historically, Americans have chosen conflict avoidance over violence in property rights.
Higher employment rates cause an increase in flu incidence, according to a new study.
Snoring affects nearly 40 percent of adult men and 24 percent of adult women
Pediatricians share their summer and back-to-school safety tips for parents and teens.
A new grant will study why the newborn mammalian heart can repair itself, an ability that vanishes a few days after birth. Aims are to decipher mechanisms that govern that neonatal regenerative potential, and see if those mechanisms can be manipulated to remuscularize hearts after heart attack.
The heart cannot regenerate muscle after a heart attack. Injecting heart muscle cells grown in vitro could help the failing heart, but engraftment rates are low. A new and simple method to improve the quality of the delivered cells has now been tested in mice, and it doubles the engraftment rate.
School lunches and after-school snacks are important parts of a child’s daily routine. With a little creativity, you can help make certain that your child’s routine is based on healthy choices.
Research shows that young children are at a particular risk for pedestrian injuries in parking lots, and interventions should be made to decrease this risk.
Patients with low health literacy are at high risk of having poor health outcomes and experiences.
Researchers mapped distinct bone marrow niche populations and their differentiation paths for the bone marrow factory that starts from mesenchymal stromal cells and ends with three types of cells — fat cells (adipocytes), bone-making cells (osteoblasts) and cartilage-making cells (chondrocytes).
A UAB professor provides best practices to combat the national robocall epidemic.
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