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January 14, 2011 Artificial pancreas proves effective in controlling Type 1 Diabetes overnight in pilot study

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System are reporting remarkable results from their pilot clinical study of the artificial…

January 14, 2011 Researcher receives $1.3 million to evaluate online smoking cessation tool

Smokers who have tried to kick their habit may have used gum, patches or even the "cold turkey" method but…

January 13, 2011 Food Lion pledges $1 million to children’s community health initiatives

Food Lion, the neighborhood grocery for many area families, has pledged $1 million to support a building designed to provide…

January 13, 2011 UVA dedicates new Carter-Harrison Research Building

The University of Virginia is opening the new, 102,000-square-foot Carter-Harrison Research Building, which will house nearly 240 scientists and lab…

January 13, 2011 UVA cardiologist urges patients and families to get informed

A report broadcast during the CBS Evening News on June 8 noted that one in 200 patients die during elective…

January 13, 2011 Health System scientists find faster, cheaper way to investigate how particular genes suppress or cause cancer

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have found a new way to study how genes function in living…

January 13, 2011 Low level light therapy shows promise for improving neuronal function in Parkinson’s Disease patients, say researchers

Low level light therapy (LLLT) holds potential for improving neuronal cell function in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD), according to…

January 13, 2011 Brian P. Helmke, PhD, receives Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award

One of the greatest risks for critically ill children on a ventilator is the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The…

January 13, 2011 UVA nurse and others team up to help rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Rape is among the worst ravages of war, and right now it is an epidemic in the Democratic Republic of…

January 12, 2011 New internet intervention gives insomnia patients a better night’s sleep

The estimated one-third of adults who suffer from insomnia could soon find effective treatment without ever leaving their homes.  Researchers…