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Cardiac troponins are a group of markers used to predict the risk of heart disease. However, it is not well understood how controlling blood pressure affects levels of troponin I and whether the change in troponin I levels predicted the…

People with post-traumatic stress disorder have a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. Additionally, veterans are more likely to develop PTSD than civilians, with 23 percent of veterans who receive VA care being diagnosed at some point…

Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine led a nationwide genetic study examining the role of genetic mutations in the Titin, TTN, gene in Black individuals. In the Nature…

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry celebrated the opening of UAB Dentistry Dothan with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 26. UAB Dentistry Dothan is a first-of-its-kind satellite dentistry clinic designed to recruit,…

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Immunology Institute Pilot Project program has selected three research projects to award funding during its inaugural year. The three projects awarded include: “Oncometabolic regulation of…

Electrophysiologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Cardiovascular Institute are among the first in the nation to use pulsed-field ablation to treat atrial fibrillation. According to Tom McElderry, M.D., an associate…

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, accounting for about one in every five deaths. Over 60 million women in the United States are living with heart disease, according to the Centers for…

A vision scientist in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry is conducting research to evaluate how changes in the retina might play a role in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. These findings could lead to…

In a collaborative effort led by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, researchers examining how the evaluation of cholesterol levels, awareness of high cholesterol levels, and…

Currently used Food and Drug Administration-approved transplant drugs — with the addition of an also already FDA-approved complement inhibitor — are the optimal immunosuppression regimen for pig-to-human kidney transplants,…