The Healthy Living Center extends the efforts of UAB academic units and UAB Medicine to address the burden of chronic disease ...

For 11 straight years, the National Arbor Day Foundation has recognized UAB as a Tree Campus USA. The recognition is for ...

Vein disease is more than just a cosmetic concern. It is a widespread medical condition that can significantly affect quality ...

When skin cells are overwhelmed by UV damage, they die, triggering an immune response similar to wound healing. The redness, heat and pain of a sunburn, are signs of inflammation as immune cells rush ...

Plasticity allows the brain to adapt, learn and recover. Exercise improves neuroplasticity by strengthening the connections ...

Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster will perform at the Alys Stephens ...

Lawrence Sincich, Ph.D. Lawrence Sincich, Ph.D., professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry was ...

Taxonomy — classifying viruses into genus, species and so forth — has the power to affect public health For the first time, ...

Whether one is renting or buying, UAB experts emphasize the importance of understanding the complete financial picture. They ...

The study revealed that people with these genetic changes were found to be more than twice as likely to develop heart failure ...

In the aftermath of a storm, injuries are common, especially during cleanup. Shapshak warned that emergency rooms often see ...

A student adds a bar of cast aluminum to the department’s Speedy-Melt furnace in the Hulsey sculpture courtyard. Aluminum ...