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The Artificial Pancreas Is Up for Final Approval From the FDA

October 18, 2019
The artificial pancreas pioneered here at UVA is more effective than existing treatments at controlling blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes, a new study in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has found.
The artificial pancreas pioneered here at UVA is more effective than existing treatments at controlling blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes, a new study in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has found.

Young Scientists From Brazil

September 27, 2019
Young scientists from Brazil have joined the School of Medicine this semester as part of a new exchange program. One tells us what it's like coming to America.
Young scientists from Brazil have joined the School of Medicine this semester as part of a new exchange program. One tells us what it's like coming to America.

Better Understanding Autism in Girls

August 16, 2019
Why are four times more boys diagnosed with autism-spectrum disorders than girls? Our Kevin Pelphrey, an internationally recognized autism exert, is leading an ambitious effort to find out, and he hopes the findings will lead to better interventions for both girls and boys.
Why are four times more boys diagnosed with autism-spectrum disorders than girls? Our Kevin Pelphrey, an internationally recognized autism exert, is leading an ambitious effort to find out, and he hopes the findings will lead to better interventions for both girls and boys.

Making Progress on the Meat Allergy

August 22, 2019
Our Loren Erickson, PhD, has shed some important light on what happens inside the body of people who develop the meat allergy after being bitten by the Lone Star tick.
Our Loren Erickson, PhD, has shed some important light on what happens inside the body of people who develop the meat allergy after being bitten by the Lone Star tick.

Microbe ‘Microbreweries’ to Improve Our Health

July 19, 2019
Everyone knows about microbreweries that create craft beer. But what about microbreweries to improve our health? One of our young scientists is making it possible.
Everyone knows about microbreweries that create craft beer. But what about microbreweries to improve our health? One of our young scientists is making it possible.

The Artificial Pancreas Is Up for Final Approval From the FDA

October 18, 2019
The artificial pancreas pioneered here at UVA is more effective than existing treatments at controlling blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes, a new study in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has found.
The artificial pancreas pioneered here at UVA is more effective than existing treatments at controlling blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes, a new study in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has found.

Young Scientists From Brazil

September 27, 2019 Young scientists from Brazil have joined the School of Medicine this semester as part of a new exchange program. One tells us what it's like coming to America.

Better Understanding Autism in Girls

August 16, 2019 Why are four times more boys diagnosed with autism-spectrum disorders than girls? Our Kevin Pelphrey, an internationally recognized autism exert, is leading an ambitious effort to find out, and he hopes the findings will lead to better interventions for both girls and boys.

Making Progress on the Meat Allergy

August 22, 2019 Our Loren Erickson, PhD, has shed some important light on what happens inside the body of people who develop the meat allergy after being bitten by the Lone Star tick.

Microbe ‘Microbreweries’ to Improve Our Health

July 19, 2019 Everyone knows about microbreweries that create craft beer. But what about microbreweries to improve our health? One of our young scientists is making it possible.

Latest Posts

  • The Control-IQ artificial pancreas system was derived from research done at the Center for Diabetes Technology here at UVA. Image credit: Tandem Diabetes Care

    The Artificial Pancreas Is Up for Final Approval From the FDA

    October 18, 2019

    The artificial pancreas pioneered here at UVA is more effective than existing treatments at controlling blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes, a new study in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has found.

  • Transplant surgeon Kenneth Brayman believes he and his colleagues have identified a way to prevent type 1 diabetes, and to benefit people who already have it.

    A Potential Way to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes

    October 04, 2019

    Our Kenneth Brayman, MD, and his colleagues are hot on the trail of what they believe could be a way to prevent type 1 diabetes. The solution, they think, could be a concentrated form of a naturally occuring antibody called human immunoglobulin, or IgM.

  • A promising cancer drug is being developed based on a discovery by Kimberly Kelly, PhD.

    Big Backing for a Promising Cancer Drug

    October 03, 2019

    A promising cancer drug that’s being developed based on a discovery by our Kimberly Kelly, PhD, is attracting major interest — to the tune of $25 million.

  • David Kashatus, PhD, has given us important new insights into pancreatic cancer and how the aggressive cancer fuels its growth.

    Pancreatic Cancer: Years of Work Pay Off

    September 30, 2019

    When our David Kashatus, PhD, was first interviewing here in 2012, he laid out an ambitious research project that would help us better understand pancreatic cancer. Seven years later, he has completed that work and given us important new insights into how the aggressive cancer fuels its growth.

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