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The FDA has Approved the Artificial Pancreas!

January 2, 2020
The artificial pancreas automatically regulates blood sugar for people with type 1 diabetes, freeing them from the need to stick their fingers multiple times each day.
The artificial pancreas automatically regulates blood sugar for people with type 1 diabetes, freeing them from the need to stick their fingers multiple times each day.

Treating Babies Suffering Seizures Gave This Doc a Special Mission

November 19, 2019
Dr. Jennifer Burnsed is seeking to understand how the seizures affect the brain, and why they can lead to behavioral and learning problems years down the line.
Dr. Jennifer Burnsed is seeking to understand how the seizures affect the brain, and why they can lead to behavioral and learning problems years down the line.

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 FDA has Approved the Artificial Pancreas!

January 2, 2020
The artificial pancreas automatically regulates blood sugar for people with type 1 diabetes, freeing them from the need to stick their fingers multiple times each day.
The artificial pancreas automatically regulates blood sugar for people with type 1 diabetes, freeing them from the need to stick their fingers multiple times each day.

Treating Babies Suffering Seizures Gave This Doc a Special Mission

November 19, 2019 Dr. Jennifer Burnsed is seeking to understand how the seizures affect the brain, and why they can lead to behavioral and learning problems years down the line.

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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  • 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 FDA has Approved the Artificial Pancreas!

    January 02, 2020

    The artificial pancreas automatically regulates blood sugar for people with type 1 diabetes, freeing them from the need to stick their fingers multiple times each day.

  • Claudia Rival (from left), Kodi Ravichandran and Jeffrey Lysiak have shed new light on fertilization.

    You’d Think We’d Have Figured Out Fertilization …

    December 14, 2019

    A surprising discovery about fertilization recasts the role of the egg, could help couples struggling with infertility and could open the door for a new male contraceptive.

  • People test out Ziv Haskal's new virtual reality experience.

    Using Virtual Reality to Make New Treatments Real Reality

    December 03, 2019

    Our Ziv Haskal, MD, is using virtual reality to make the latest medical advances available to patients more quickly.

  • What a Memory Looks Like Inside Your Brain

    December 02, 2019

    The NIH Director’s Blog has a fascinating post show what a memory looks like stored inside the brain. I’ll give you a link and tell you a little about the NIH director’s connection to UVA.

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