BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Aging and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's and heart disease, are major challenges affecting millions of people across the nation. The National Institutes of Health has awarded $3.69 million to Liou Y. Sun, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to study the impact of ceramide levels on age-related diseases. With the support of this grant, Sun's more PR