September-October 2004

UAB focuses on novel therapeutics to improve pancreatic cancer survival.

Certain genetic patterns in people with rheumatoid arthritis predispose to increased risk of infections.

The American Society for Clinical Nutrition is re-naming the Dannon Institute Award for Excellence in Medical/Dental Nutrition Education as the Roland L. Weinsier Award.

Making Sense of Mental Illness, a year-long broadcast and community outreach initiative, will begin in January.

UAB to participate in national study to diagnose early and measure the progression of mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease.

Huntsville's Alpha Foundation funds research department.

UAB Center for the Advancement of Youth Health aims to determine how children’s behaviors, lifestyles and environments affect their health over time.

Major concerns of using the new technology include privacy issues, according to a UAB study.

Nearly a decade of planning and construction culminate this fall when patients move into the new $275 million, 885,000-square-foot University Hospital at UAB.

A resource for researchers, physicians and community organizations in Alabama who share the mission of eliminating health disparities among racial and ethnic populations.

Executive associate dean for research and strategic initiatives at Emory University School of Medicine, Robert R. Rich, MD, is the new UAB vice president and dean of the school of medicine, as of Oct. 1.

University Hospital has been named one of the nation’s top hospitals in the 2004/2005 Consumer Choice Awards by the National Research Corporation (NRC).

Four studies in the September 22/29, 2004 Journal of the American Medical Association indicate healthy diet and regular physical exercise provide substantial benefits, even among the elderly.

Epilepsy in tiny roundworms may provide a powerful model for unraveling the molecular regulation of epilepsy.

UAB researchers have created a protein that stops progression of a disease in mice that mimics human multiple sclerosis.

The trial compares surgery with optimal pharmacotherapy for epilepsy.

Health Education/Health Promotion doctoral program is 1st in the nation for faculty mentoring of students and is ranked 7th overall.

First report of patients with type 1 diabetes undergoing islet cell transplants details results.

First report of patients with type 1 diabetes undergoing islet cell transplants details results.

The UAB Health System will move forward with construction of a new Women & Infants facility.

Consolidation of division of gerontology and geriatric medicine programs means better access to care for the aging.