The ‘Growth Mindset’ Trend: Experts Caution of Valuing Effort Over Success
7/30/2024
A popular trend in business and higher education, “growth mindset” can have significant downsides when its principles are misapplied, medical educators caution in a new paper. Growth mindset is a…
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Hosts Successful Postdoc Symposium
7/30/2024
The Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics (MPBP) at the University of Virginia School of Medicine hosted its first postdoc symposium on July 19, 2024. The event was a…
Arthritis Drugs May Relieve Long COVID Lung Symptoms
7/30/2024
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a potential treatment for the respiratory symptoms of long COVID after discovering an unknown cause of the condition inside the lungs.…
UVA Researchers Awarded $2.8 Million to Study New Approach for Treating Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
7/30/2024
New School of Medicine research led by Lian-Wang Guo, PhD, a professor of surgery; Craig Kent, MD, chief executive officer of UVA Health, executive vice president for health affairs, and…
Research in Motion: Jaideep Kapur, MD, PhD
7/30/2024
Grand mal seizures are dramatic events. Most of them end by themselves, but some of them continue and threaten the life and brain health of individuals who suffer from them.…
‘Brain Health’ Mushroom Gummies Found to Contain Illegal Hallucinogens
7/24/2024
Mushroom gummies being sold to promote brain function may contain the illegal hallucinogen psylocibin and other harmful ingredients not listed on the label, UVA Health experts are warning after five…
New Precision Medicine Guidelines to Improve Patient Care
7/24/2024
A University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist and other top experts from around the world have developed the first comprehensive guidelines for reporting cutting-edge “precision medicine” research in a…
Brain Discovery May Catch Alzheimer’s, Epilepsy In Its Nets
7/24/2024
Mysterious net-like structures that surround select neurons in the brain may be the key for better understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia and other neurological disorders, new research from…
