Link found between immune cells, weight control, disease resistance
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New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shown how our DNA determines our ability to fight off viruses.
Search Results for UVA Cancer Center
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Game Notes: No. 11 Virginia plays at No. 16 Louisville Saturday
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No. 11 Virginia (16-4, 5-3 ACC) plays at No. 16 Louisville (17-3, 6-1 ACC) in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Saturday (Jan. 30).
Game Notes: #11 Virginia on the road Tuesday at Wake Forest
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No. 11/12 Virginia (15-4, 4-3 ACC) plays at Wake Forest (10-9, 1-6 ACC) in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Tuesday (Jan. 26).
University of Virginia Health System to be available to 10,000 area Humana members
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University of Virginia Health System and Humana Inc., one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies, have reached an agreement that provides Humana members in-network access to UVA hospitals, physicians and clinics in Charlottesville, Culpeper and throughout Central Virginia.
Scientists create immunity to deadly parasite by manipulating human genes
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Researchers have silenced genes within human cells to induce immunity to the parasite E. histolytica, which infects 50 million people and causes 40,000-110,000 deaths via severe diarrhea worldwide each year.
Experimental treatment sends deadly leukemia into remission
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An experimental new treatment approach for a rare, deadly leukemia can send the disease into remission even in patients for whom the standard therapy has failed, buying them more time to have the stem cell transplant that could save their lives, a small pilot study has found.
Promising drug a ‘New Paradigm’ for treating leukemia
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Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a compound that delays leukemia in mice and effectively kills leukemia cells in human tissue samples, raising hopes that the drug could lead to improved treatments in people.
House of Delegates passes amendments to 2014-2016 biennial budget
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The Virginia House of Delegates passed its amendments to the 2014-2016 biennial budget Thursday, setting aside $99.5 million for the next rainy-day fund deposit, and eliminating $42.5 million in debt and $10.2 million in fees proposed by Governor McAuliffe.
House Appropriations Committee presents proposed amendments to 2014-2016 biennial budget
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The Virginia House of Delegates Committee on Appropriations presented its proposed amendments to the 2014-2016 biennial state budget Sunday.
Mark Obenshain: Quick update from Richmond
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It’s hard to believe that we are already in the fourth week of the General Assembly session. Hundreds of bills are making their way through Senate committees in Richmond, as “crossover day” approaches.
