Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Borrowing for Health

April 17, 2013 - Filed under: Health, Social Science | Tagged:

There is limited research on whether families use unsecured debt to finance health care expenses. Dr. Patryk Babiarz hopes to change that.

Getting Ready to Rumble, Research

It’s time for another fight inside a large, second floor lab within The University of Alabama’s Science and Engineering Complex.

Going Viral: Surgeon, Professor Team in New Approach to Pain Treatment

August 22, 2012 - Filed under: Health | Tagged: ,

A Tuscaloosa-based surgeon’s theory related to chronic pain is likely headed for a clinical trial early next year, and it's drawing support from a University of Alabama researcher who studies how viruses replicate.

A Psychological Salve: Scientists Study Mind’s Ability to Manage Pain

May 4, 2012 - Filed under: Health, Social Science | Tagged: ,

Researchers are helping patients tap into the healing power of the mind to give hope to persons with pain.

Fat Flies Reveal Obesity Clues

January 5, 2012 - Filed under: Health | Tagged: , , ,

Some of the lowliest -- not to mention lightest -- of creatures are helping a University of Alabama scientist better understand the genetics behind weight gain.

Breaking Down Autism

December 12, 2011 - Filed under: Health | Tagged:

A University of Alabama researcher finds a possible lipid metabolism disorder in children with autism.

Hypertension Study Has Finger on Community’s Pulse

May 23, 2011 - Filed under: Health | Tagged: , , , ,

After learning that African-American women in Alabama had the highest death rate from heart disease -- even though they account for less than a third of the state's female population -- a University of Alabama nursing professor was compelled to ask why.

Injecting Hope

Simple requests can sometimes be worthy of spontaneous celebration at The University of Alabama's Brewer Porch Children's Center.

Healing Notes

December 17, 2010 - Filed under: Health | Tagged: , , ,

Music gives us great pleasure, but it can also be a tool to help people at their most vulnerable moments.

Working for Wellness

October 15, 2010 - Filed under: Health | Tagged: ,

History tells us that a community's gift can often become its curse. Such is the case with Walker County. The remoteness and unspoiled natural beauty of the region makes an autumn drive along the yet-to-be-completed Corridor X a lesson in conservation. But remoteness means inaccessibility, a damper to industry and a curse to preventative and emergency medical care.

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