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Cold sore finding could pave way for preventive treatment of oral, genital herpes

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“We wish to determine whether adding ketamine to existing treatment would terminate status epilepticus in more patients than the current treatment,” said neurologist Jaideep Kapur, MD, PhD, co-director of the University of Virginia’s Brain Institute and an epileptologist (epilepsy expert) at UVA Health and the UVA School of Medicine. “Our hope is that this trial can improve treatment guidelines for patients suffering from these dangerous seizures.”

Ketamine Could Be Game-Changer for Treating Life-Threatening Seizures

Categories Health

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Blood Test Could Predict Postpartum Depression Before Baby Arrives

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

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Children Who Appear to Recall Past-Life Memories Grow Up to Be Well-Adjusted Adults

Categories Brain & Behavior

Jennifer L. West is the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Saunders Family Professor of Engineering. (Photo by Todd Wright)

Nanoparticle therapy offers new hope for prostate cancer patients

Categories Health, Technology

Mathematician and assistant professor of biology Nicholas Landry, an expert in the study of contagion, is exploring how the structure of human-interaction networks affect the spread of both illness and information. Photo credit: Shari Landry, Illustration by Avery Wagner

The Contagion of Ideas

Categories Brain & Behavior

Homa Alemzadeh’s lab uses model and data-driven design and evaluation innovations to advance safety and security assurance of medical devices and systems, surgical robots and autonomous systems.

Autonomous vehicles can be imperfect — As long as they’re resilient

Categories Technology

Lungs

Existing Arthritis Drugs May Treat Long-Term COVID Lung Damage

Categories Health

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Brain Activity Study in Dying Patients Sparks Debate Among NDE Experts

Categories Brain & Behavior

Christopher Holstege, MD, is director of UVA Health's Blue Ridge Poison Center and chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

Severe Poisoning Cases on the Rise

Categories Health, Social Sciences

An illustration that depicts the link between the Y chromosome and heart health in men.

Single Gene on Y Chromosome Linked to Greater Heart Failure Risk in Men

Categories Health

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Scientists Uncover Clues to Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes

Categories Health

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Scientists uncover how fermented-food bacteria can guard against depression, anxiety

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

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