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🔬 @MedicineUVA asthma experts found that Black race and ethnicity was the single strongest risk factor for developing harmful inflammation responsible for “T2-high asthma.” Learn more at bit.ly/4dKHbN4
A person is assisting a child using an inhaler. The image includes the UVA Health Children's logo and a text overlay stating, "Black Children at Risk for Severe Form of Asthma, Research Shows."

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Focused ultrasound may be nearing a turning point for treating brain disease. 🧠 @UVA researchers, led by Richard J. Price, PhD, report that pairing it with tiny particles could carry gene therapies past the blood-brain barrier with remarkable precision: bit.ly/4yGR9rm
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UVA Health is expanding its laboratory services in northern Albemarle County to serve more patients and meet the growing need for advanced testing. 🧪 Learn more: bit.ly/4z9TsCL
A person in blue gloves adjusting a microscope in a lab setting. The image features the UVA Health logo and text that reads, "Expanding Our Albemarle Lab Services."

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New @UVA research tests whether LLMs like GPT, Gemini, and Claude can understand cell biology and predict disease. The models can name the "parts." Predicting how cells respond to disruption is harder — accurate only 6-33% of the time. 🔗 bit.ly/4AmrLIt
Photo of Jefreey Saucerman at the University of Virginia School of Medicine with text about the efficacy of Large Language Models.

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🔬 @UVA researchers used nanotechnology to identify a new genetic target, Prox1, for treating glaucoma, pointing toward a future gene therapy that could lower eye pressure without daily drops. Published in @JCI_insight 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4xwPm7D
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.@UVACancerCenter will begin offering cancer care services in Lynchburg this fall. The clinic will be located in the UVA Health Lynchburg Dialysis building at 103 Clifton St. and will offer most standard cancer treatments, including infusion therapies. bit.ly/3UvxBa1
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The national business publication @Forbes has rated UVA Health as the No. 1 employer for women among Virginia health systems and No. 4 among all Virginia employers. Read more: bit.ly/4zIHi4V
Headshot of University Medical Center CEO Tammy Snyder, with the logo "UVA Health" visible at the top and UMC in the background. Below is a quote from Snyder: "I am proud to work alongside so many accomplished women who make this a great place for our patients and our fellow team members"

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Two @UVA researchers helped develop new @NATO guidelines for protecting soldiers’ brains from blast exposures common in military combat and training. 💥 Learn more at bit.ly/4wQDFay
Silhouettes of several people in uniform stand against a bright sky. The image features UVA Health's logo. A title below reads, "UVA Researchers Help Develop NATO Brain Health Guidelines."

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How much of autism risk is genes, and how much is environment? @UVA's Ziqiao Wang, PhD, developed a new tool that analyzed DNA from 18,000+ family trios to separate the two, a step toward more personalized care for kids with complex conditions. 🔗 bit.ly/4wAlVQB
Text on graphic: New research tool reveals how nature and nurture shape autism risk in children

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16 years of research. 15 years in remission. At @UVA, Daniel Cox, PhD, developed a program focused on controlling blood sugar without medication, insulin, or restrictive dieting, and it’s a program he’s successfully used himself. 🔗 to research & book: bit.ly/3SGfs8O
The image shows a person with crossed arms wearing a white coat and standing in a hallway. Text mentions the University of Virginia School of Medicine and discusses a publication about a new approach to managing pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

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At 90 years old, Betty Phillips, RN, still works one day a week as a nurse at @uvahealthnews “I have never had a day in nursing that I didn't want to be back the next day.” How has a nurse impacted your life? Share your story at ThePowerOfNurses.org.
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Calls to poison centers involving liver injuries caused by medications, supplements, alcohol and other substances jumped nearly 400% between 2000 and 2024, according to a new study from UVA Health. ☎️ Learn more: bit.ly/460Opbj
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Researchers have discovered how a form of delirium that often strikes older patients after surgery may set the stage for dementia and have identified a drug that could reverse the underlying brain changes. 🔬 Learn more at bit.ly/4wQ4ht1
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Bettina Winckler, PhD, has been named Chair of the Department of Cell Biology. She brings 20+ years as a @UVA faculty member and a distinguished research career focused on how neurons grow & function. 🦠 Learn how her research has shaped the field: bit.ly/459DDiQ
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UVA's Rachelle Crescenzi, PhD, was awarded a $6.5M @NIH grant to develop a MRI-based exam that could detect lymphedema & lipedema years before current methods. Her team's research shows sodium accumulates in tissue long before visible swelling appears. 🔗 bit.ly/4yTlW4A
Pictured from left: Rachelle Crescenzi, PhD, Vanessa Crain, Zola Bzdek, PhD, and Allison Scott, MSc of UVA's SALT Lab (photo credit Karen Barden)

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Scientists at @UVACancerCenter have developed a promising new experimental approach to targeting glioblastoma, the most common and deadliest brain cancer. The approach could overcome many treatments' limitations using existing drugs. 🔬 Learn more: bit.ly/4bfhK4Y
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Xin Li, PhD (@UVA Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial & Oral Health) studies the stress → succinate → inflammation loop behind periodontitis, aging, oral-brain links & cancer pain — and how to break it. #ResearchInMotion
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Bile acid buildup caused by an unhealthy gut can drive breast cancer to other parts of the body, new @UVACancerCenter research reveals. The findings could open the door to new ways to prevent cancer spread, improve outcomes & save lives. 🔬 Learn more at bit.ly/4ftBVxs
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Meet Jeff Sturek, MD, PhD, physician-scientist in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at UVA. He treats patients with inflammatory and fibrotic lung disease, then brings those observations to the lab to study how B cells may also drive the body's response to tissue injury.
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