Researchers from the University of Virginia and Arizona State University, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, are investigating minerals and rocks for their potential…
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Scientists have discovered that natural genetic variations can lead some people to store fat around the waist while simultaneously protecting them from type 2 diabetes,…
New research shows that COVID-19 can infect cells without the ACE2 protein, using alternative methods for infection, a finding that highlights the virus’s ability to…
Harmful blood vessel growth in the eye, also known as neovascularization, is a condition in which abnormal blood vessels form in the retina or the…
Worldwide, more than 750 million people have tinnitus. More than 50 million Americans suffer from the condition. Tinnitus is a common condition characterized by the…
According to a groundbreaking international study led by a UVA Health scientist and his team, a single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can greatly reduce…
The study indicated that autophagy may be impaired in pregnant women who go on to develop postpartum depression. Postpartum depression is linked to a lack…
Bacteria move themselves forward by coiling long, threadlike appendages into corkscrew forms that function as makeshift propellers. University of Virginia scientists have solved a decades-old…
The immune system usually stays dormant in the lungs in times of health. Overactive immune system can cause issues like asthma and allergies, making it…
Credit: Illustration by Alexandra Angelich, University Communications Being in the shower when a great idea strikes or a solution to a nagging problem springs to…
Harvard Researchers Discover That Experts Don’t Necessarily Give Better Advice – They Just Give More
Harvard Researchers Discover That Experts Don’t Necessarily Give Better Advice – They Just Give More
The researchers suggest that you might want to think less about the quantity of the advice, and more about how you can actually apply it.…
Polio is endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2022. Credit: Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC On July 21, 2022, New York state health officials…
Patients with worsening heart failure who received colchicine, a common gout medication, had a survival rate of 97.9% compared with a 93.5% survival rate for…
While many immunocompromised and high-risk patients may benefit from AstraZeneca’s Evusheld, drug distribution and access have been uneven. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted…
An international team of scientists has created a powerful new resource to speed the development of vaccines and treatments to battle the next pandemic. University…
New research reveals microglia, immune cells in the brain, are critical “support staff,” tending the vessels and even regulating blood flow. University of Virginia School…
Findings could decouple overeating from harmful health effects. Promising news in the effort to develop drugs to treat obesity: University of Virginia scientists have identified…
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what causes herpes simplex virus to flare up, explaining how stress, illness,…
Fish are thought to adjust their tail stiffness in order to swim efficiently over a wide range of speeds, but how and when they tune…
Vaccination is one way we can help get kids back to in-person activities. The Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech…