Over the Moon: A UVA Physician-Scientist Reflects on Her Work With NASA
April 16, 2019On March 3, 2016, NASA astronaut Scott… Read More
On March 3, 2016, NASA astronaut Scott… Read More
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The Red Meat Allergy and Beyond: In-Depth With Thomas Platts-Mills
February 14, 2019Our Thomas Platts-Mills discovered that tick bites can cause… Read More
Our Thomas Platts-Mills discovered that tick bites can cause… Read More
$23 Million to Speed New Treatments
March 5, 2019The National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly $23… Read More
The National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly $23… Read More
Over the Moon: A UVA Physician-Scientist Reflects on Her Work With NASA
April 16, 2019On March 3, 2016, NASA astronaut Scott… Read More
On March 3, 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly came home from a yearlong stay on the International Space Station, and a young physician-scientist, Francine Garrett-Bakelman, was waiting anxiously. She had important work to do… Read More
The Red Meat Allergy and Beyond: In-Depth With Thomas Platts-Mills
February 14, 2019Our Thomas Platts-Mills discovered that tick bites can cause… Read More
$23 Million to Speed New Treatments
March 5, 2019The National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly $23… Read More
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Over the Moon: A UVA Physician-Scientist Reflects on Her Work With NASA
On March 3, 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly came home from a yearlong stay on the International Space Station, and a young physician-scientist, Francine Garrett-Bakelman, was waiting anxiously. She had important work to do and only one shot to do it. Garrett-Bakelman, now a cancer doctor and researcher at the UVA Health System, was standing […]
If You Take Vitamins, Read This
A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health found no benefits to taking vitamin supplements and suggests we should be getting our vitamins the old-fashioned way: by eating healthy food. From the article: Based on an analysis of survey data gathered from more than 27,000 people over a six-year period, the NIH-funded study […]
@Justsaysinmice Just Says, ‘IN MICE’
There’s a new Twitter account grabbing eyeballs even though it says very little. The account is @justsaysinmice, and it just tweets, “IN MICE.” Why? To point out news stories that focus on the potential — key word potential — human implications of research studies done in mice. Mouse work is an important step in scientific […]
The Arc of Science
It’s interesting to see how discovery leads to discovery around here. Case in point: A while back, our Gary K. Owens, PhD, and Olga A. Cherepanova, PhD, found that a gene that was thought to be inactive in adults was actually important for the body’s ability to form protective caps on atherosclerotic lesions inside the […]
