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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.

MS Discovery Unmasks ‘Bystander’ Cells as Perpetrators

November 1, 2019
A certain cell type scientists have largely ignored in multiple sclerosis is actually a key driver of the disease, we discovered.
A certain cell type scientists have largely ignored in multiple sclerosis is actually a key driver of the disease, we discovered.

The World’s Most Comprehensive Study of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

November 8, 2019
The deadly heart condition can strike at any age and is the No. 1 cause of cardiac death in young athletes.
The deadly heart condition can strike at any age and is the No. 1 cause of cardiac death in young athletes.

A New Organelle That Comes and Goes and Helps Prevent Cancer

October 28, 2019
For those whose memories of high-school biology are a little hazy, organelles are structures inside cells that perform specific functions. The one we just discovered is pretty freaky.
For those whose memories of high-school biology are a little hazy, organelles are structures inside cells that perform specific functions. The one we just discovered is pretty freaky.

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.

MS Discovery Unmasks ‘Bystander’ Cells as Perpetrators

November 1, 2019 A certain cell type scientists have largely ignored in multiple sclerosis is actually a key driver of the disease, we discovered.

The World’s Most Comprehensive Study of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

November 8, 2019 The deadly heart condition can strike at any age and is the No. 1 cause of cardiac death in young athletes.

A New Organelle That Comes and Goes and Helps Prevent Cancer

October 28, 2019 For those whose memories of high-school biology are a little hazy, organelles are structures inside cells that perform specific functions. The one we just discovered is pretty freaky.

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    MS Discovery Unmasks ‘Bystander’ Cells as Perpetrators

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    A certain cell type scientists have largely ignored in multiple sclerosis is actually a key driver of the disease, we discovered.

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