2015 Article Archives

Rapamycin Could Be the Miracle Anti-aging Drug

Sep 08, 2015 at 09:44 am by steve

The solution to slowing aging may already be in people’s hands. “It’s been wildly successful,” says Steven Austad, PhD, chair of UAB Department of Biol.... Read More

Neurorehabilitation Therapy Helps Patients Move ‘BIG’

Sep 08, 2015 at 09:44 am by steve

People with Parkinson’s disease who are participating in a high-intensity, high-frequency rehabilitation program at HealthSouth Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital are see.... Read More

August 2015 Grand Rounds

Aug 11, 2015 at 09:08 am by steve

Research Finds Males and Females Process Chronic Pain Differently New research by UAB researcher Robert Sorge, PhD and his team challenges the belief that males and females p.... Read More

Functional Medicine Offers Surprising Outcomes

Aug 11, 2015 at 09:08 am by steve

A 55-year-old man with peripheral neuropathy taking three diabetes medications came to Farah Sultan, MD, a primary care physician in Birmingham, fed up and in pain. Within six.... Read More

Fleisig's Biomechanics Lab Helps Athletes Stay in the Game

Aug 11, 2015 at 09:08 am by steve

What do Major League Baseball, youth gymnastics, and Hollywood digital effects have in common? They all intersect in a field known as biomechanics - a specialty that didn't ev.... Read More