Major Epilepsy Study Offers Much-Needed Answers On 3 Lifesaving Seizure Drugs
Major Epilepsy Study Offers Much-Needed Answers on 3 Lifesaving Seizure Drugs | Photo illustration by Alexandra Angelich, University Communications There are effective treatments to stop life-threatening epilepsy seizures when the…Faculty Spotlight: George Bloom Seeks to Untangle Alzheimer’s Riddle
According to biologist George Bloom, most current Alzheimer’s treatments are too late to roll back the disease’s effects. Editor’s Note: One in an occasional series about University of Virginia faculty…Faculty Spotlight: How One Professor Is Finding Cures With Computer Algorithms
Jason Papin is a biomedical engineering professor and serves on the pan-University Global Infectious Diseases Institute. (Photos by Dan Addison, University Communications) Editor’s Note: One in an occasional series about…Seizures in Babies: UVA Doctor Sheds Light on Why They Have Lifelong Effects
A doctor at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital is using an elegant new approach to mapping brain activity to shed light on what happens during seizures in newborns that…The Meat Allergy: UVA Identifies Biological Changes Triggered By Tick Bites
The bite of the lone star tick can cause a sudden and severe allergy to mammalian meat. UVA scientists are beginning to understand why. (Photo by Joshua Allen via Creative…
