A certain cell type scientists have largely ignored in multiple sclerosis is actually a key driver of the disease, we discovered.
Just a bit of Halloween fun.
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 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.
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 that's being developed based on a discovery by our Kimberly Kelly, PhD, is attracting major interest -- to the tune of $25 million.