Two new studies investigating child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic reveal “concerning results” that confirm warning signs seen early in the pandemic, according to researchers at UAB and the University of Michigan.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Black dean of UAB School of Medicine able to discuss COVID health inequities, vaccine hesitancy in minority populations
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: UAB, PathCheck Foundation, launch interactive vaccination dashboard
A new interactive dashboard from UAB and PathCheck Foundation will enable users to see the quantity and location of vaccines distributed across the country and world in real time.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The truth, or fake news? How to do the research yourself with deception expert Tim Levine
The world has many different information streams now. Levine shares his strategy for deciphering facts from fiction, no matter the topic.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: UAB-developed research tool will help scientists better understand COVID-19
PAGER-CoV is a database packed with nearly 12,000 (so far) pieces of genetic information on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, information that researchers and physicians can use to tailor treatments against the disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: UAB-developed research tool will help scientists better understand COVID-19
PAGER-CoV is a database packed with nearly 12,000 (so far) pieces of genetic information on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, information that researchers and physicians can use to tailor treatments against the disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New activity found for CHD7, a protein factor vital in embryonic development
Researchers inactivated the gene for CHD7 — whose mutation causes congenital birth defects — in mouse embryos, and then rigorously probed how this change in developing cardiac neural crest cells caused severe defects in the outflow tract and great ar…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: COVID-19 vaccine candidate tested preclinically at UAB nears first clinical test in people
Maryland-based Altimmune Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, has submitted an Investigational New Drug, or IND, application to the United States Food and Drug Administration to commence a Phase 1 clinical study of its single-dose intranas…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Keep Moving and Stay Connected: Tips for Taking Care of Older Loved Ones During a Pandemic
Mask orders. Constant cleaning. Quarantine. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed how many people live. This can be especially true for older adults. As one of the most at-risk populations for COVID-related complications, many older adults have …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Novel population of neurons identified that control binocular eye movements in 3D space
Researchers have discovered a previously undescribed set of neurons called saccade-vergence burst neurons that help control our eyes as they view in three-dimensional space. Models had predicted the existence of such neurons, which are in the mid-brain…