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State Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for 2024-12-06 ( 2 items )  
Georgia Southern's Institute for Water and Health Addresses Aging Water Infrastructure, Impact on Human Health in Rural Alabama With Pilot Project (10)
STATESBORO, Georgia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Researchers at the Institute for Water and Health (IWH) at Georgia Southern University initiated a new project in Marion, Alabama, to address the city's aging water infrastructure and its impact on human health with a focus on community-based research, workforce development and environmental justice. The pilot project in Marion, Alabama, is a collaborative effort between Georgia Southern and  more PR

University of Alabama: New Model for Replication of BKPyV Virus, a Major Cause of Kidney Transplant Failure (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Jeff Hansen BK polyomavirus, or BKPyV, is a major cause of kidney transplant failure. There are no effective drugs to treat BKPyV. Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reveals new aspects of BKPyV replication, offering possible drug targets to protect transplanted kidneys. To better understand BKPyV replication and ways to prevent it, researchers in the UAB Department of Microbiology more PR