(Phys.org) —Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have uncovered new hard-to-detect methods that criminals may use to trigger mobile device malware that could eventually lead to targeted ...

Technology - Software

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org)—University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers have developed simple but effective techniques to prevent sophisticated malware from secretly attacking smartphones. The Tap-Wave-Rub (TWR) methods – tapping, ...

Technology - Software

Feb 28, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 6 |

(Phys.org) -- A sponge-like material employed by a University of Alabama engineering professor can significantly quiet combustion, possibly making work environments safer and extending the life of equipment.

Technology - Engineering

May 01, 2012 5 / 5 (9) 4 |

Nanodiamonds designed to toughen artificial joints also might prevent the inflammation caused when hardworking metal joints shed debris into the body, according to an early study published this week in the ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Feb 05, 2012 5 / 5 (8) 5 |

Gliomas are brain invaders. A kind of malignant tumor cell, gliomas branch out like tendrils from a central tumor source, spreading cancer throughout the brain. Traditional therapies, such as cutting out the tumor surgically, ...

Medicine & Health - Cancer

Mar 29, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

Less-invasive robotic surgery for upper airway and digestive track malignant tumors is as effective as other minimally invasive surgical techniques based on patient function and survival, according to University of Alabama ...

Medicine & Health - Cancer

Dec 20, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have pinpointed a protein that compromises the kidney's filtering ability, causing nephrotic syndrome, and demonstrated that a naturally occurring precursor of an acid in the ...

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Dec 12, 2010 4.3 / 5 (4) 0 |

Exposure to nicotine during pregnancy leads to a decrease in adult stem cells and a change in synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus of the offspring, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham ...

Medicine & Health - Health

Dec 03, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

So, why are we fat? And getting fatter? Most people would say it's simple: We eat too much and exercise too little. But University of Alabama at Birmingham obesity researcher David B. Allison, Ph.D., says that answer, while ...

Biology - Other

Nov 24, 2010 3.5 / 5 (23) 46 |

An investigational drug targeting a defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis has been shown to improve lung function in a small study of CF patients, according to findings published Nov. 18, 2010, in the New England Jo ...

Medicine & Health - Medical research

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In the ongoing battle to prevent mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), not all weapons are being used: Only about half of HIV-exposed infants in some African countries received a minimal dose ...

Medicine & Health - HIV & AIDS

Jul 18, 2010 not rated yet 0

States in which defense spending is high are better equipped to withstand the effects of an economic downturn than others, according to a new study led by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Assistant Professor of Sociology ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Jun 17, 2010 3.7 / 5 (3) 1

A new study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) confirms the relationship between depression and abdominal obesity, which has been linked to an increased risk for cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Medicine & Health - Health

Jun 09, 2010 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

A published report provides the final details on how two stroke-prevention procedures are safe and equally beneficial for men and women at risk for stroke, though their effectiveness does vary by age, say researchers at the ...

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

May 28, 2010 5 / 5 (1) 0

Research by a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professor shows an association between hearing loss and the use of the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra.

Medicine & Health - Medical research

May 18, 2010 not rated yet 0