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An Easier Way To Teach Robots New Skills

Researchers have developed a technique that enables a robot to learn a new pick-and-place task with only a handful of human demonstrations.

Eczema Treatment Cuts Risk of Death From COVID-19

A monoclonal antibody used to treat asthma and eczema can improve survival for patients with moderate to severe COVID-19, a clinical trial conducted at UVA Health suggests.

In DNA, Scientists Find Solution to Engineering Transformative Electronics

Scientists at the School of Medicine and their collaborators have used DNA to overcome a nearly insurmountable obstacle to engineer materials that would revolutionize electronics.

Gene That Causes Deadliest Brain Tumor Also Causes Childhood Cancer

A gene that UVA Health researchers discovered is responsible for the deadliest type of brain tumor is also responsible for two forms of childhood cancer, the scientists have found.

Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Less Likely to Eat Fruits and Veggies, Study Finds

Adults with chronic kidney disease are less likely to eat fruits and vegetables than similar people without the disease, according to new University of Virginia School of Medicine research, though the study found that many Americans eat few fruits and vegetables.

New DNA Atlas Provides Clues for Heart Disease Risk

School of Medicine researchers have created an important new resource to provide a better look at how genes in specific cells contribute to the risk of heart disease, a leading cause of death worldwide.

Off-Shelf Glucose Monitors Prove Accurate for Dialysis Patients

In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, new UVA Health research reveals that a factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor (CGM) may be sufficiently accurate for use by people on dialysis, a group often plagued by dangerous swings in blood-sugar levels.

‘Fake’ Data Helps Robots Learn The Ropes Faster

A way to expand training data sets for manipulation tasks improves the performance of robots by 40% or more

Researchers Look At Space Between Nerves And Tumor Cells To Identify Most Aggressive Oral Cancers

One of the most terrifying aspects of cancer is its unpredictability: Some cancerous tumors are cured by treatment, while others shrink with treatment only to return later.

Study Offers Insights into How COVID Variants Escape Immune System ‘Killers’

A new Yale study reveals insights into how Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus evade destruction by T cells.

Research Adds Insights into Preeclampsia, A Deadly Pregnancy Complication

Preeclampsia is a dangerous complication during pregnancy that endangers both the mother and fetus, but clinicians still don’t have an effective way of predicting who will develop it.

Upending A Decades-Long Theory of Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination

The process of reverse osmosis has proven to be the state-of-the-art method for removing salt from seawater and increasing access to clean water.

Researchers Identify Crucial Link Between Immune System and Development of Acquired Hydrocephalus

Researchers in the Department of Neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine have discovered the immune-mediated pathobiological process underlying two common types of acquired hydrocephalus.

Opportunities and Challenges in Applying the 3Rs to Zoos and Aquariums

Since Russell and Burch (1959) suggested the principles of replacement, reduction, and refinement (3Rs) as a foundation for animal research, their influence has only grown in the research community.

People Who Think Positively About Aging Are More Likely to Recover Memory

A Yale School of Public Health study has found that older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a common type of memory loss, were 30% more likely to regain normal cognition if they had taken in positive beliefs about aging from their culture, compared to those who had taken in negative beliefs.

MIT and Harvard University researchers develop new technique to control now neurons in the brain respond to light stimuli: 'You could imagine potential therapeutic applications'

Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have developed a new technique to manipulate neuron activity that could help better understand brain processes and disorders and help develop targeted therapies for neurological conditions.

A New State Of The Art For Unsupervised Computer Vision

MIT CSAIL scientists created an algorithm to solve one of the hardest tasks in computer vision: assigning a label to every pixel in the world, without human supervision.

Anticipating Others’ Behavior On The Road

A new machine-learning system may someday help driverless cars predict the next moves of nearby drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians in real-time.

A Flexible Way To Grab Items With Feeling

MIT engineers Edward Adelson and Sandra Liu duo develop a robotic gripper with rich sensory capabilities.