Faculty Spotlight: George Bloom Seeks to Untangle Alzheimer’s Riddle
12/2/2019
Editor's Note: One in an occasional series about University of Virginia faculty members who are helping to make the University both great and good. Today’s installment features biology and neuroscience…
Faculty Spotlight: How One Professor Is Finding Cures With Computer Algorithms
11/18/2019
Editor's Note: One in an occasional series about University of Virginia faculty members who are helping to make the University both great and good. Today’s installment features Jason Papin, a…
Artificial Pancreas Controls Blood Glucose Levels Better Than Current Technology
10/25/2019
A multicenter, randomized clinical trial evaluating a new artificial pancreas system – which automatically monitors and regulates blood glucose levels – has found that the new system was more effective…
UVA Heart Rhythm Experts Bring Lifesaving Devices to Dominican Republic
10/4/2019
The distance from Charlottesville to the Dominican Republic is 1,423 miles. But UVA Health and this small Caribbean nation have forged close ties. Over the past decade, UVA cardiovascular experts…
Scientists Identify Potential Way to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
9/27/2019
Researchers believe they have identified a way to prevent type 1 diabetes by restoring the immune system’s natural balance. The approach may also prove effective for battling other autoimmune diseases…