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Category: In the News

February 11, 2019: Innovator of the Year: Dr. Lee Ritterband

2/11/2019

The highest honor bestowed on University of Virginia innovators, the Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year award recognizes an individual or team each year whose research discovery is making a major…

November 19, 2018: Menopause brings additional complications to sleep disturbances

11/29/2018

Women’s sleep in midlife can be influenced by general aging and menopause — often at the same time — but health care providers can learn to spot differences to more…

November 14, 2018: University researchers investigate relationship between poor sleep and cognitive decline

11/29/2018

Could a good night’s sleep help to prevent future cognitive decline in older adults? A professor at the University hopes to find out if individuals with mild cognitive impairment could…

October 5, 2018: Online CBT May Improve Daytime Effects of Insomnia

11/29/2018

Adding digital cognitive-behavioral therapy (dCBT) to treatment as usual for insomnia disorder, compared with sleep hygiene education alone, can significantly improve multiple daytime effects from poor sleep, including moodiness and…

October 4, 2018: Southwest Virginia Residents Sought to Direct Region’s Battle Against Cancer

11/29/2018

A new University of Virginia Cancer Center initiative will empower Southwest Virginia residents to lead projects to better detect and prevent cancer in the region. The effort has earned $244,589…

Some Apps May Help Curb Insomnia, Others Just Put You To Sleep

11/29/2018

Paige Thesing has struggled with insomnia since high school. "It takes me a really long time to fall asleep — about four hours," she says. For years, her mornings were…

Clinical Challenges: Delivering CBT to the Sleepless

11/29/2018

Few people escape the occasional restless night of tossing and turning, followed by the inevitable crushing fatigue the following day. But for the as many as one in 10 adults…

Bedtime: A Boon For The Aging Brain?

9/13/2018

Could teaching individuals with mild cognitive decline how to sleep better actually stave off their descent into dementia? That’s Meghan Mattos’ focus. And with support from a $300,000 Translational Health…

What Lies Ahead for the Treatment of Insomnia (Theravive)

8/6/2018

Although CBTi is a promising long-term solution because patients can practice the skills on their own, there is a limit to the number of professionals that are certified to deliver…

THRIV Welcomes Second Class of Scholars (University of Virginia School of Medicine)

7/17/2018

The Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia(THRIV) began in January 2017 to promote excellence in clinical and translational research across UVA. One of its first major milestones was to create a…