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- Multiple Sclerosis discovery could end disease's chronic inflammation https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2023/02/15/multiple-sclerosis-discovery-chronic-inflammation/ 97 comments
- COVID-19 antibody discovery could explain long COVID: Researchers discover that the COVID-19 virus can trigger the production of 'abzymes' - antibodies that act like enzymes - which may explain why long COVID symptoms persist even after the infection is cleared. https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2024/03/26/covid-19-antibody-discovery-could-explain-long-covid/ 50 comments science
- Multiple unsafe sleep practices were found in over three-quarters of sudden infant deaths, according to a study on 7,595 U.S. infant deaths between 2011 and 2020 https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2024/03/21/multiple-unsafe-sleep-practices-found-in-most-sudden-infant-deaths/ 746 comments science
- Healthy Omega-3 Fats May Slow Deadly Pulmonary Fibrosis. New research found higher levels of omega-3, the healthy fat found in fish and nuts, were associated with better lung function and longer transplant-free survival. https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2024/01/03/healthy-omega-3-fats-may-slow-deadly-pulmonary-fibrosis-research-suggests/ 7 comments science
- Researchers have discovered that an improper calcium signaling in the mitochondria of certain immune cells is a driver of chronic inflammation that accelerates aging, this finding could let us to live longer and healthier https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2023/07/24/inflammation-discovery-could-slow-aging-prevent-age-related-diseases/ 20 comments science
- Multiple Sclerosis Discovery Could End Disease's Chronic Inflammation https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2023/02/15/multiple-sclerosis-discovery-chronic-inflammation/ 5 comments futurology
- COVID-19 Booster Increases Durability of Antibody Response, Research Shows https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2022/12/21/covid-19-booster-increases-durability-of-antibody-response/ 145 comments science
- Antidepressants, Infection Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2022/12/19/antidepressants-infection-linked-to-neurodevelopmental-disorders 2 comments health
- An unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that helps breast cancer spread to other parts of the body. Only 29% of women with metastatic breast cancer survive five years; for men with metastatic breast cancer, that figure is just 22%. https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2022/09/22/unhealthy-gut-helps-breast-cancer-spread-research-reveals/ 54 comments science
- World’s 1st Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center Launched https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2022/05/11/worlds-1st-focused-ultrasound-cancer-immunotherapy-center-launched/ 16 comments futurology
- New blood cancer treatment. The drug, palbociclib, used to treat certain advanced breast cancers may offer a new treatment option for a deadly blood cancer known as myelofibrosis, new research from UVA Cancer Center suggests. https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2021/08/11/uva-discovers-potential-new-blood-cancer-treatment/ 12 comments science
- More Than 25% of Infants Not Getting Common Vaccinations. Researchers warn that failure to complete the vaccine series leaves children at increased risk of infection, illness and death. It also reduces the herd immunity of the entire population, allowing diseases to spread more easily https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2021/04/28/infants-not-getting-common-vaccinations/ 69 comments science
- A single dose of the flu drug baloxavir marboxil can reduce the spread of the illness within households. Only 1.9% of uninfected household contacts who took a single dose of baloxavir marboxil came down with the flu, compared with 13.6% of those who received the placebo. https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2020/07/13/single-dose-flu-drug-reduces-spread-within-households/ 21 comments science
- Medicaid expansion dramatically reduced the numbers of low-income residents without insurance in the Diabetes Belt, a swath of 644 counties across 15 southeastern states (including Virginia) that are stricken with high diabetes rates, a new study has found. https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2020/02/03/medicaid-expansion-slashed-uninsured-rates-in-diabetes-belt-study-finds/ 20 comments science
- State-purchased insurance plans for people living with HIV in states that did not expand Medicaid are improving outcomes and have the potential to save millions in healthcare costs, new study shows. Researchers believe that enrollment in ACA Qualified Health Plans can even reduce HIV transmissions. https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2020/01/29/hiv-outcomes-improved-by-state-purchased-insurance-plans-study-finds/ 17 comments science
- A high-tech form of brain surgery that replaces scalpels with sound waves improved quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease that has resisted other forms of treatment. After receiving the procedure, study participants reported improved quality of life at both three months and 12 months. https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2018/11/05/scalpel-free-surgery-improves-quality-of-life-for-people-with-parkinsons-study-finds/ 10 comments science
- Asthma drugs could prevent deadly form of pneumonia, research suggests - early administration of the two asthma drugs, Accolate and Singulair, could prevent the infection of the alveolar cells by the influenza virus to prevent influenza pneumonia which kills 40% of patients. http://newsroom.uvahealth.com/about/news-room/archives/asthma-drugs-could-prevent-deadly-form-of-pneumonia-research-suggests 4 comments science
- Scientists may have been significantly wrong about the nature of plaques in atherosclerosis/heart disease, the leading cause of death in the world. http://newsroom.uvahealth.com/about/news-room/archives/fundamental-beliefs-about-atherosclerosis-overturned 5 comments science