UAB's Michael A. Flannery of the Reynolds Historical Library recounts the writings of Civil War Physician Spencer Bonsall.
BlazerCast for September 30, 2008: Dr. Christopher Amling explains the benefits of using the Da Vinci Surgical Robot to treat Bladder Cancer. Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/BlazerCast/20770581932
BlazerCast for February 3, 2009: Heart Patient Dennis Boggan talks about his decision to have a left ventricular assist device, LVAD or VAD, implant and how it has affected his life. Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BlazerCast/20770581932 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uabnews
UAB's Dr. Kraus describes his new fitness machine marvel, the Street Strider.
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Reducing Blood Pressure with the Rheos Implantable Device
BlazerCast for August 25, 2009: Researchers at UAB are testing a new implantable device called the Rheos that reduces high blood pressure by sending electrical signals to the body's blood pressure system. Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://bit.ly/16MSDO Follow UAB on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uabnews
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Repeat C-Section Before 39 Weeks Raises Risk of Neonatal Illness
Blazercast for January 13, 2009: Women choosing repeat cesarean deliveries and having them at 37 or 38 weeks gestation, without a medical or obstetric indication, are up to two times more likely to have a baby with serious complications, including respiratory distress resulting in mechanical ventilation and NICU admission. For more information, visit: http://tinyurl.com/7muklc Becomea fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/BlazerCast/20770581932 Follow us on Twitter at : http://twitter.com/uabnews
UAB's Holly Brasher explains the reasoning behind our current Electoral college and Political Primary systems.
Camp Terrific New Technology (TNT), features a variety of technologies that will allow children who have problems communicating due to cerebral palsy, autism and other physical and cognitive disabilities to enjoy the summer camp experience.
Dr. Edward Taub describes how physical therapy for patients who've suffered brain trauma may actually create new neurons in the brain.
BlazerCast for September 8, 2009: UAB antiviral researcher John Gnann Jr., M.D. discusses what steps you should take if you contract the H1N1 Swine Flu. For more information please visit bit.ly/1MYVUd . Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://bit.ly/16MSDO Follow UAB on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uabnews
BlazerCast June 16, 2009: The robotics campers built simple robots using Legos NXT robotics kits and then learned to program them to perform specific tasks. This year's tasks included the Self-Parking Robot, Sumo Wrestling, Kick the Can and Balloon Buster. For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/VgOYF Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://bit.ly/LkaI1 Follow us on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/uabnews
BlazerCast for July 21, 2009: A protein in influenza virus that helps it multiply also damages lung epithelial cells, causing fluid buildup in the lungs, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Southern Research Institute. Publishing online this week in the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the researchers say the findings give new insight into how flu attacks the lungs and provides targets for new treatments. For more information, please visit http://main.uab.edu/Sites/MediaRelations/articles/65876/ Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BlazerCast/20770581932 Follow us on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/uabnews
BlazerCast for November 11, 2008: A nanomatrix for stent coating designed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) mimics natural endothelium, the substance that lines blood vessels, and promises the potential to prevent post-operative tissue scaring along the blood vessel wall, greatly reducing the possibility of future thrombosis, or blockage at the stent site. This next generation nanotechnology could prove vital to reducing coronary artery disease, the number one cause of death in the United States, said Ho-Wook Jun, Ph.D., a UAB assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering and principal investigator on the discovery. Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BlazerCast/20770581932 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/uabnews More Info Here: http://tinyurl.com/5zj8yx
BlazerCast for December 12, 2008: TheraStride is a state-of-the-art body-weight support treadmill system that allows physical therapists to concentrate all their efforts and energies on helping patients achieve proper motor function and control, accelerating the rate at which patients improve balance and walking, and increase weight-bearing abilities for standing. TheraStride is now in use at UAB's Spain Rehabilitation Center. For More Information, Visit: http://main.uab.edu/Sites/MediaRelations/articles/54390/ Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BlazerCast/20770581932 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uabnews
BlazerCast for March 31, 2009: A new vaccine has the potential to be the first to prevent maternal and congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study published in the March 19 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BlazerCast/20770581932 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uabnews
BlazerCast for December 30, 2008: Students at The UAB School of Nursing are training for high pressure situations on High Fidelity Mannequins. Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/BlazerCast/20770581932 Get the latest news from UAB by following us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uabnews
BlazerCast May 19, 2009: The field of Forensic Science spans many disciplines, with each area requiring a different educational path. UABâs Jason Linville, Ph.D. explains the different educational backgrounds needed for investigating crimes in the field or analyzing evidence in the lab. For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/cAxHg Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://bit.ly/LkaI1 Follow us on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/uabnews
BlazerCast for May 5th, 2009: Bruce Hornsby, Loretta Lynn, The Wailers, Los Lobos, David Sedaris, Buddy Guy and Béla Fleck are among the performers the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center will present for its 2009-2010 season. For more information, please visit: http://digg.com/u11yKb Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BlazerCast/20770581932 Follow us on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/uabnews
BlazerCast for November 18, 2008: As Space Shuttle Endeavor heads toward the International Space Station, aboard the flight is a pair of cryogenic freezers from the UAB Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering (CBSE) that will boost the biological research capacity of the shuttle and ISS. Capable of minus 160 degrees Celsius, the small, portable freezers can hold laboratory trays, test tubes and various research containers used in biology, chemistry, physics, medicine and other space-based experiments, CBSE engineers said. Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BlazerCast/20770581932 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uabnews For more information, visit : http://main.uab.edu/Sites/MediaRelations/articles/54387/
Match Day is the day graduating seniors at medical schools nationwide find out where they will conduct their residency training, and in which field. In this BlazerCast, The members of the 2008 graduating class of the UAB School of Medicine discover their fate.
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