UVA SOM Faculty News Weekly Round-Up
\nNovember 3<\/p>\n
\u2022 Study Examines Potential of Sound Waves to Manage Parkinson’s Disease<\/p>\n
Participants in a pilot study to determine if focused ultrasound can reduce tremor caused by Parkinson’s disease found that the procedure had a 62 percent median improvement in their hand tremor three months later.<\/p>\n
UVA School of Medicine faculty contributing to the study include the following:
\nBinit Shah, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology
\nMadaline Harrison, MD, Professor of Neurology
\nScott Sperling, PsyD, Assistant Professor of Neurology
\nW. Jeff Elias, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery<\/p>\n
Read more: https:\/\/news.virginia.edu\/content\/uva-led-study-examines-potential-sound-waves-manage-parkinsons-disease<\/p>\n
\u2022 Breastfeeding for Two Months Halves Risk of SIDS<\/p>\n
\u201cBreastfeeding for just two months reduces the risk of SIDS by almost half, and the longer babies are breastfed, the greater the protection. The other important finding from our study is that any amount of breastfeeding reduces the risk of SIDS \u2013 in other words, both partial and exclusive breastfeeding appear to provide the same benefit,\u201d said Fern Hauck, MD.<\/p>\n
Rachel Moon, MD, added, “It\u2019s great for mothers to know that breastfeeding for at least two months provides such a strong protective effect against SIDS. We strongly support international and national efforts to promote breastfeeding.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hauck is Professor of Family Medicine and Moon is Professor of Pediatrics, both at UVA School of Medicine.<\/p>\n
Read more: https:\/\/www.news.virginia.edu\/content\/breastfeeding-two-months-halves-risk-sids-uva-led-study-finds<\/p>\n
\u2022 UVA School of Medicine Wins Diversity Award<\/p>\n
For the sixth year in a row, UVA School of Medicine has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.<\/p>\n
Read more: https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/deans-office-blog\/year-6-excellence-in-diversity-award\/
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