Nathan Cole always wanted to serve his fellow Marines. Now, as one of those rare individuals diagnosed with ALS in his 30s, he is taking on a new role to support them.
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Patients who survive critical illness oftentimes exhibit long-lasting problems with memory, thinking and reasoning. In some instances, these difficulties in thinking resemble problems consistent with Alzheimer’s disease.
USA Health researchers studying HPV vaccination rates in Alabama discovered that counties with higher rates of HPV-related cancers in unvaccinated adults had higher rates of HPV vaccinations among adolescents, according to research presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.
Researchers at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine have developed a pre-clinical model for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), a progressive disease that occurs in critically ill patients.
USA Health participated in a Caliber clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of the LINX Reflux Management System for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
The University of South Alabama Department of Microbiology and Immunology recently hosted a retirement celebration for Dr. David Wood, professor and chair of microbiology and immunology, and Dr. John Foster, professor emeritus of microbiology and immunology.
Sleep progresses through a number of different stages that are marked by distinctive changes in brain activity.
Dr. Mike Lin awarded $1M National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant to study the link between hospital-acquired pneumonia and dementia.
USA Health researchers awarded R01 grant to study molecular mechanisms that contribute to acute lung injury.
Approximately 2 million people in the United States have epilepsy, a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over time.
Through Deep Brain Stimulation surgery at USA Health, a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons are implementing nodes into the brain to relieve tremors.
USA Health medical research aboard NASA launch.
