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Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk During American Heart Month

February is American Heart Month, a time for all people to focus on their cardiovascular health.

Importance Of Early-Life Factors Identified In New Lung Health Study

New insights into the importance of early-life factors on lung health have been unveiled in the most comprehensive study of its kind, led by the Universities of Bristol and Essex.

Common Antibiotic Can Reduce Risk of Death During Childbirth

A single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can help protect mothers from dangerous sepsis infections and death during vaginal childbirth, a sweeping new international study from a UVA Health scientist and his collaborators has found.

UVA Discovers Potential New Way to Prevent Vision Loss

UVA Health scientists have discovered an unknown contributor to harmful blood vessel growth in the eye that could lead to new treatments for blinding macular degeneration and other common causes of vision loss.

Responsive Ankle Exoskeleton Algorithm Handles Changes In Pace And Gait

The algorithm uses direct muscle measurement, with the potential to seamlessly support a user who switches between walking and running

HIV Reservoirs Are Established Earlier Than Expected

Until now, the scientific community did not know exactly when or how these viral reservoirs—the existence of which is a major obstacle to curing HIV—are established in human beings.

Yale Tests a Treatment For Skin Diseases That Often Target Children

Yale dermatologists are playing a key role in testing a new treatment for an often-disfiguring group of skin diseases that develop in children.

UVA IDs Trigger for World’s Most Common Liver Disease

School of Medicine researchers have discovered a key trigger for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a mysterious condition that causes fat to build up in the liver for no clear reason.

Inhalable ‘SHIELD’ Protects Lungs Against COVID-19, Flu Viruses

Researchers have developed an inhalable powder that could protect lungs and airways from viral invasion by reinforcing the body’s own mucosal layer.

Scientists Identify How Repeated Cocaine Use Increases Addictiveness

Scientists have identified the brain structures responsible for compulsive drug-seeking behaviours due to repeated use of cocaine.

New Way To Reduce Progression Of Diabetic Kidney Disease Discovered

A new way to reduce progression of diabetic kidney disease, affecting 40% of people with diabetes, has been discovered by scientists.

New Study Refines Precision Of Medical Needles In Surgical Simulation

Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered a way of improving the accuracy of medical needle-use in surgical simulation.

Fertility Treatment Does Not Adversely Affect Cardiovascular Health Of Offspring, International Study Suggests

A large study looking at the effects of fertility treatment has found no robust difference in blood pressure, heart rate, lipids, and glucose measurements between children conceived naturally and those conceived using assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

Medieval Doctors Thought Fertility Suddenly Ended Rather Than Slowly Declining With Age, Study Shows

Medieval doctors saw fertility as having a cut-off point rather than slowly declining with age, ancient medical texts show

The Nutrient That Cancer Cells Crave

Arginine is an amino acid naturally produced by our bodies and plentiful in the fish, meat, and nuts that we eat.

Tweezers Untangle Chemotherapeutic’s Impact On DNA

New Cornell research is providing a fresh view into the ways a common chemotherapy agent, etoposide, stalls and poisons the essential enzymes that allow cancer cells to flourish.

Yale Study Finds Aging of Bone Marrow Accelerates Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation

Aged bone marrow promotes the expansion of arterial smooth muscle cells and exacerbates the build-up of fatty deposits in artery walls, a new Yale study found.

Study Shows Persistent Symptoms Are Common Three Months After Testing for COVID-19

In a new study from INSPIRE (Innovative Support for Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infections Registry), researchers compared new and ongoing symptoms and outcomes in both COVID-positive and COVID-negative adults who were tested because of acute COVID-19-like symptoms.

UVA IDs Genes Responsible for Coronary Artery Disease

UVA researchers and their collaborators have identified genes that play key roles in the development of coronary artery disease, the No. 1 cause of death worldwide.

Menstrual Symptoms Hurt Workplace Productivity of Many Women, UVA Health Study Finds

Menstrual symptoms reduce the workplace productivity of many American women, with 45.2% reporting that their symptoms require them to take days off, according to a new UVA Health survey.