
FDA approves scalpel-free brain surgery for tremor pioneered at UVA
The FDA has approved the first focused-ultrasound device to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder.

The FDA has approved the first focused-ultrasound device to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder.

It is interesting to note how the role of parents can vary from place to place, with many families looking to break from tradition.

Shenandoah National Park is hosting a special presentation on the history of gliders on July 15 and July 16 at 1 p.m. in the Byrd Visitor Center.

Bird fossil specimens dating 50 million years represent a new species that is a previously unknown relative of the modern-day ostrich.

Virginia Cooperative Extension will hold its 2016 Annual Forage Field Day July 28 at the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center near Blackstone.

Virginia Cooperative Extension specialists at Virginia State University are looking for Southside farmers interested in growing blackberries, blueberries or strawberries.

World cotton consumption is expected to grow modestly during the 2016-2017 marketing year, reaching 110.8 million bales.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the Open Data, Open Jobs initiative to better connect job seekers with job opportunities.

Stewart Petoe has been selected to serve as executive director of the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council.

More than one-third (36 percent) of Virginia public high school students reported that bullying was a problem at their school.
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