University of Virginia School of Medicine

Doctors urge hospitals to become ‘artificial intelligence ready’

July 23, 2020 sarah Jonas AI, Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Healthcare, Healthcare Services, healthcare technology, Hospitals, Medicine, Patient Care, Technology, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA Health, UVA School of Medicine

Disorganized efforts to implement artificial intelligence in hospitals could undermine the technology’s vast potential to benefit patients, the group warns.

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UVA pioneers study of genetic diseases with quantum computers

July 23, 2020 sarah Jonas genes, Genetic Research, genomic analysis, genomic data, Medicine, quantum computing, Quantum Physics, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA, UVA School of Medicine

Scientists are harnessing the mind-bending potential of quantum computers to help us understand genetic diseases – even before quantum computers are a thing. ]

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Brain Cancer: UVA IDs Gene Responsible for Deadly Glioblastoma

July 14, 2020 sarah Jonas Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumors, Cancer, Cancer Research, Cancer Treatment, genes, Genetics, Glioblastoma, Oncogene, Oncology, Pathology, Pediatric Cancer, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia Cancer Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA, UVA Cancer Center, UVA School of Medicine

The discovery of the oncogene responsible for glioblastoma could be the brain tumor’s Achilles’ heel, one researcher says.

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Single-Dose Flu Drug Reduces Spread Within Households

July 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Aging, EPIDEMIOLOGY, flu, GERONTOLOGY, Influenza, Mortality, Pediatrics, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA, UVA School of Medicine, Vaccines

Only 1.9% of uninfected household contacts who took a single dose of baloxavir marboxil came down with the flu.

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Discovery reveals how plants make cellulose for strength and growth

July 10, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Cellulose, Energy, Photosynthesis, plants, U.S. Department Of Energy, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA, UVA School of Medicine

The new discovery unveils the molecular machinery that plants use to weave cellulose chains into cable-like structures called “microfibrils.”

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Lack of lockdown increased COVID-19 deaths in Sweden

July 3, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 research, Europe, Infection Control, Sweden, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Uppsala University, UVA, UVA School of Medicine

Sweden’s controversial decision not to lock down during COVID-19 produced more deaths and greater healthcare demand than seen in countries with earlier, more stringent interventions, a new analysis finds.

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Exercise can slow or prevent vision loss, study finds

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Aging, Diabetic Retinopathy, Exercise, Fitness, fitness and seniors, Glaucoma, Health, Healthy Living, Macular Degeneration, Ophthalmology, Sight, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Engineering, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA, UVA School of Engineering, UVA School of Medicine, Vision, Vision Loss

Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other common causes of vision loss, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, new research suggests.

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Blood test at COVID-19 diagnosis can predict disease severity

June 30, 2020 sarah Jonas Bill Petri, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Cytokine, Diabetes, Diagnostic Tests, Pandemic, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA, UVA School of Medicine

In addition to its predictive value, the discovery could lead to new treatments to prevent deadly cytokine storms. It also may help explain why diabetes contributes to worse outcomes in patients with COVID-19.

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Invasive fire ants limiting spread of meat allergy – but pose their own danger

June 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Allergies, Allergy, Fire Ants, Immunology, Insects, Ticks, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA Health

Invasive fire ants common in the Gulf Coast and Texas likely are limiting a tick-acquired meat allergy in these areas, scientists report. But they have a nasty bite of their own.

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Focused ultrasound shows promise against deadliest brain tumor

June 22, 2020 sarah Jonas Brain Tumor, Brain Tumors, Cancer, Cancer Research, Glioblastoma, Medical Research, Neurosurgery, Surgery, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA, UVA Health, UVA School of Medicine

An innovative use of focused ultrasound is showing promise against glioblastoma, the deadliest brain tumor, and could prove useful against other difficult-to-treat cancers.

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COVID-19 Collaboration Reducing Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities

June 18, 2020 sarah Jonas Collaboration, Coronavirus, COVID-19, EPIDEMIOLOGY, Infection Control, Long-Term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes, Public Health, Senior Citizens, Seniors, Telehealth, Telemedicine, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA, UVA Health, UVA School of Medicine

A collaborative program developed at UVA Health to work with local long-term care facilities to control COVID-19 is saving lives and offers a model for communities across the country, a new scientific paper reports.

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Exercise offers ‘profound’ benefits for Friedreich’s ataxia, research suggests

June 16, 2020 sarah Jonas Exercise, genes, Genetic Disease, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA School of Medicine

A top exercise researcher is urging clinical trials of exercise in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia after finding that physical activity has a “profound” protective effect in mouse models of the debilitating genetic disease.

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