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Researchers have found a novel, pathogenic entity that is a fundamental link between chronic inflammation and tissue destruction in lungs of patients with COPD. These exosomes from activated neutrophils caused COPD damage when they were instilled into the lungs of healthy mice.

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The National Science Foundation released their latest survey of federally financed research expenditures, and five UAH programs continue to be ranked among the top 25 in the nation.

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Research published in Immunity describes a mechanism in a mouse model of asthma that supports the hygiene hypothesis — researchers found that infant mice need a higher exposure to a bacterial endotoxin, compared to adult mice, to avoid developing asthma-like reactions to house dust mites.

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Using a unique bioinformatics technique developed at UAB, researchers have detected the emergence of new strains of microbes in the human fecal microbiota after obesity surgery. These new strains emerged after surgical disruption of the stomach and upper small intestine.

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Jerry Hendrix has joined the Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center (RSESC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) as its director of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Programs responsible for UAS research.

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Research underway at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) could provide stronger repairs for injured knees.

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Investigators from UAB have summarized the impact of the reimbursement gap between Medicaid and private insurance on management and in-hospital outcomes among patients admitted for STEMI.

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In a move to maintain revenue and expand opportunities to produce and license new monoclonal antibodies, UAB has outsourced its selection of marketable monoclonal immunoreagents and hybridomas — the cells that produce monoclonal antibodies — to the Birmingham-based SouthernBiotech.

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The December launch of the SpaceX CRS-16 carried the Engineering and Innovative Technology Department’s newly designed Rapid Freezer.

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Researchers used NMR to detail how the matrix domain of the Avian Sarcoma Virus Gag protein binds to certain phospholipids. These phospholipids are vital for Gag protein binding to the plasma membrane of a cell, as the virus replicates and takes its first step toward virus formation and budding.

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Associate professor Dr. Gabriel Xu and Ph.D. candidate Ryan Gott are conducting research on plasma-based technology for water purification with funding from NSF EPSCoR CPU2AL.

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The UAB Department of Biomedical Engineering is first in the state of Alabama to receive the Ruth L. Kirchstein NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant.

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West view of the Murlidhar temple at Pardi, built during the Bhosle period, in the late 18th century, Nagpur.An American art history professor could help India preserve some historic religious sculpture and architecture.  Cathleen Cummings, Ph.D., associate professor of art history at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, just returned from a research trip in India.

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While friends or family members may feel helpless if someone they know suffers from addiction, one UAB physician says hope can start at home.

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UAH has joined with 130 other public universities and systems for "Powered by Publics: Scaling Student Success," an initiative organized by the APLU to increase college access and close the achievement gap.

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Enjoy the holiday season while eliminating the possibilities of hazardous home fires.

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UAB study suggests individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder may not be more prone to cyber phishing attacks compared to those without the disorder.

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Southern Research has announced the Transgenic Mouse Human PD-1/L1 Model, its newest service offering in support of immuno-oncology (IO) therapeutic development.

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Researchers show that lung-resident memory B cells establish themselves in the lung soon after influenza infection in mice. Those lung memory B cells respond more quickly to produce antibodies against influenza after re-infection, and establishment requires a local antigen encounter in the lung.

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Preclinical experiments by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers suggest the cancer drugs vorinostat, belinostat and panobinostat might be repurposed to treat infections caused by human papillomaviruses, or HPVs.

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NSF EPSCoR CPU2AL program in Huntsville, Alabama, is now accepting applications for their Alabama Plasma Internship Program from undergraduate students enrolled at institutions across the Southeastern U.S. (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico). The application deadline is Jan. 18, 2019, 1 p.m. CDT.

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UAB’s Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is accepting submissions for the 2019 second annual “Word from the Mountaintop” MLK Oratory Contest.

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NSF EPSCoR CPU2AL program in Huntsville, Alabama, is now accepting applications from students at Alabama partner institutions for their Corporate Internship Program on Plasma Technology Applications. The application deadline is Jan. 24, 2019, 1 p.m. CDT.

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Women CEOs are much more likely than male CEOs to be dismissed, even when the women are performing well, according to research from The University of Alabama.

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Sports medicine physicians at UAB present the first study of spectator injuries at major sporting events. Car and motorcycle racing lead the way. The authors call for more safety measures and a central database to record the occurrence of spectator injuries.

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Former MLB player Frank Baker says his experience at UAB’s Pancreatobiliary Disease Center was a home run.

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Holiday partnership between UAB Information Technology and UAB Libraries focuses on community giving and engagement through annual toy drive.

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Nationally acclaimed history professor Jonathan Wiesen will join UAB in January 2019.

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Jessica Martindale’s perfect vision was quickly tested after her infant son inadvertently scratched her cornea. Thankfully, physicians at UAB Callahan Eye Hospital were there to help.

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Upcoming SpaceX launch to include one of three new rapid-freeze devices for future International Space Station missions.

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UAB students advance to next level of debates after four-round winning streak at the Southeast Regionals in Jacksonville, Florida.

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The racial disparity in incarceration in state prisons between black and white American men declined between 1995 and 2014, but black Americans are still imprisoned at a high rate, according to recent research from The University of Alabama.

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Security tips on protecting your identity during online and in-store holiday shopping sprees.

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UAH’s College of Nursing offers two electives designed to help students cultivate their cultural competence: the Global Health Program and the Medical Missions Program.

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New research show that calcified nodules in the eye increase the risk for progression to advanced AMD.

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Engineers at Southern Research are helping NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center explore the capabilities of additive manufacturing technologies that have major logistics implications for the nation’s ambitious future space missions.

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Using freshly resected lung tissue from 21 patients and two distinct mouse models, tuberculosis researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Africa Health Research Institute have identified a protein that plays an essential role in host defense against this deadly disease.

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The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Southern Research for an award of up to $1.5 million to advance technology for carbon dioxide utilization.

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For consumers, parents and even teens, understanding terminology and the truth about e-cigarettes can be confusing. UAB physicians debunk common e-cigarette myths with truths.

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Mild exposure to a single blast shock wave in a rat model of bTBI is able to induce small but meaningful pathogenic effects that accumulate with time. These effects were detected at the microscopic level. Brain function also changed, as shown by impaired short-term synaptic plasticity.

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With only 13 genes, human mitochondria are massively overshadowed by the 20,000 genes in the human nucleus. Nevertheless, these diminutive organelles may have a strong influence on cellular metabolism and susceptibility to metabolic diseases like heart failure or obesity.

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Scientists have found that a single-dose of the oral antibiotic zoliflodacin successfully treated uncomplicated genital infections caused by gonorrhea, according to research published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Social media communities supporting moms who are breastfeeding create a unique bond.

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RadioBro Corp., a firm at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Dorothy S. Davidson Invention to Innovation Center (I²C) has won a $10,000 first prize in a nationwide contest to improve field communications for U.S. warfighters.