July-August 2004

UAB Epilepsy Center Studies Early Surgical Intervention
Under way at 20 US centers, the trial compares surgery with optimal pharmacotherapy for patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
Public Defib Trial's Success Leads to UAB Resuscitation Center
UAB will receive $3.5 million from NHLBI over the next 5 years as a part of the Regional Coordinating Centers for Resuscitation in North America.
UAB Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Funded for Another Five Years
The ADRC provides comprehensive treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and is a leading center for research aimed at preventing and managing the disease.
UAB Leads Test Of 'Morning After' Cream For People Most At Risk For Skin Cancers
UAB directs national sudy of drug that may repair sun-damaged skin and prevent skin cancer development.
UAB Leads Test Of 'Morning After' Cream For People Most At Risk For Skin Cancers
UAB directs national sudy of drug that may repair sun-damaged skin and prevent skin cancer development.
UAB Named One Of Six Federal Skin Disorders Research Centers
$2.85 million, 5-year grant establishes one of six centers at UAB, joining Harvard, Yale, Vanderbilt, Case Western Reserve, and Texas-Southwestern.
Preparing for Move into New Facility
University Hospital's 885,000 sq ft North Pavilion prepared for occupancy.
UAB Receives $1.3 Million NIH Grant for Interdisciplinary TMJ Implant Research
Grant focuses on more functional, long-lasting TMJ implants.
Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy For Stroke Recognized By Society of Neuroscience
CI Movement Therapy named one of 10 most important translational neuroscience accomplishments.
Grant Support Study of Age-Related Memory Loss
Grant will establish the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at UAB.
UAB Researchers Say Statins Could Prevent Memory Loss
Cholesterol-loweing statins may help prevent dementia-related memory loss.
Cholesterol: More Intensive Intervention for High Risk Patients
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, American College of Cardiology, and American Heart Association endorse new guidelines.
Anatomical Donor Program
Richard Shane Tubbs, PhD, named director of the Anatomical Donor Program and Gross Anatomy Laboratory.
UAB Scientists Find Sea Lampreys Have New Type of Immune System
UAB scientist who helped define the human immune system in the mid-1960s has discovered a new type of immune system in the sea lamprey.
Grant to Study Bacterial Vaginosis
UAB infectious disease experts will evaluate new treatments.
UAB Named 1 of 10 Centers to Study Improvements in Resuscitation
The 10 centers will attack the dismal outlook for people who require resuscitation when they severely injured or suffer a cardiac heart attack outside a hospital.
Recent Obesity Findings Deflate Previous Findings
Gastrointestinal hormone PYY3-36 does not decrease appetite and weight gain in rodents, as previously thought.
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