School of medicine

Chronic stress can increase inflammation in the brain, which can impact sleep, cognition and memory and potentially increase one’s risk for neurodegenerative diseases.

Kyle Wood, M.D., associate professor in the UAB Department of Urology, shares three key strategies for preventing kidney stones and protecting kidney health.

The Killion family of Birmingham has given a $10 million gift to UAB to create the Wayne Killion Endowment for the Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics and to rename the center the Killion Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics.

Natalie Ryals visited more than a dozen specialists over the course of three years.

Click here to learn more about UAB Online degrees and certificates and how to apply.

Regional Wellness Day will take place 3-7 p.m. at the Birmingham CrossPlex located at 2340 Crossplex Blvd. Birmingham, AL 35208. To register, click here.

UAB’s new Lunaphore COMET multiplex immunofluorescent platform can hyperplex up to 40 antibodies on a single pathology tissue sample.

Via virtual submissions, UAB Medicine now offers remote second opinions from specialized care experts on diagnoses and treatment options.

Three UAB professors offer expertise on springtime allergies and ways to mitigate pollen’s grip.

While the pilot program initially began with the basketball programs at two local schools, it has been expanded to serve football programs, basketball programs and some of the springs sports teams across Birmingham City Schools.

UAB experts says posting online can be a meaningful way to celebrate family life, but it requires striking the right balance between sharing and safeguarding children’s privacy.

Snekha Rajasekaran plans to leverage her passion for medicine and social welfare to become a service-oriented physician-scientist, improving lives in Alabama and beyond.

A refreshed brand has hit the market for UAB.

Kaylee Crockett, Ph.D., a clinical health psychologist, offers four tips to help adjust the body to daylight saving time.

This accreditation signifies the culmination of efforts involving faculty, staff and institutional partners committed to advancing emergency medicine.

Patients are now able to receive the same level of care for snakebites that they would typically receive in the emergency department.

Maria Grant, M.D., was recently awarded the Research to Prevent Blindness David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research.

UAB has been recognized as a ‘Center of Excellence’ by the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology.

The UAB Department of Dermatology chair, Boni Elewski, M.D., was recently awarded the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology Gold Medal Award.

One UAB otolaryngologist explains how dry air can affect the voice and provides insights on preventing and managing voice issues.
Page 4 of 37