Clinical

UAB Team Identify Protein that plays Key Role in Brain Cancer Stem Cell Growth

Sep 09, 2016 at 02:19 pm by steve

A team of physicians and scientists at UAB discovered that a kinase protein, mixed lineage kinase 4, also known as MLK4, plays a crucial role in survival of patient-derived br.... Read More

UAB Heads Two New National Rehab Research Centers

Sep 09, 2016 at 02:19 pm by steve

"The challenge of this is not only building the center, but attracting users across the national community and for them to become aware of what we have to offer," says Marcas.... Read More

Saving Two Lives with One Liver

Aug 16, 2016 at 12:26 pm by steve

Every year, approximately 8,500 people die waiting for a new liver because their miracle didn't come in time. There simply aren't enough donor organs to save everyone. Promisi.... Read More

Acute Kidney Injury Identifiable in Preterm Infants

Aug 16, 2016 at 12:26 pm by steve

UAB researchers have found that the amount of proteins excreted in the urine of preterm infants with acute kidney injury, or AKI, is different from that excreted by infants wi.... Read More

Precision Medicine Trial for Cancer Patients at UAB

Aug 16, 2016 at 12:26 pm by steve

The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center is enrolling patients for the National Cancer Institute Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice, or NCI-MATCH study, the largest, most scient.... Read More