Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine say they’ve found the body’s natural blood-pressure barometers — a feat that has escaped scientists for more than 60 years. A news release Tuesday describes the “cellular sensors” as being able to detect subtle changes in blood pressure and adjust hormone levels to keep it in check.
After 60 years, UVA scientists find the missing link in our body's blood pressure control. Researchers have located specific cells called 'baroreceptors,' which can prevent high or low blood pressure. Scientists have long suspected they existed in kidney cells but no one has been able to locate them until now.
UVA researchers say they’ve discovered something the medical community has spent 60 years looking for. A team from the UVA School of Medicine says it found the location of natural blood pressure barometers inside our bodies. These barometers detect changes in blood pressure, then make adjustments to hormone levels to keep us stable.
“The calories of a full meal may now be packed into a small volume, such as a brownie or a super-size soda. It is very easy for people to over-consume calories and gain excessive weight, often resulting in obesity and a lifetime of related health problems.” says Ali Güler, a UVA professor of biology, in his study of snacking and the stimulation of our dopamine brain centers.
“If you want to support student mental health and well-being, you have to support teacher well-being and mental health because they are very inextricably linked,” said Patricia Jennings, a UVA professor of education and an expert in teacher stress. “I think people are starting to recognize that teachers’ well-being is really critical to their ability to perform their jobs well.”
Often referred to as a vaccine passport, depending on the business or state, proof is anything from the CDC vaccination card you get upon receiving a shot to a digital app on your phone that uses a QR code. “We have this patchwork of implementation that’s being done by states and cities and counties and private businesses,” UVA law professor Kevin Cope said. He said he’s seen both experimental and real-life evidence that vaccine passports can nudge people into getting vaccinated.
(Commentary) Among the first orders of business in the condensed three-year schedule is to figure out who will be the Team USA head coaches for the next Olympic Games. While we could put together a big list of candidates (and we will at some point), in my mind, the two obvious choices have already emerged: Todd DeSorbo from the University of Virginia as women’s coach and Anthony Nesty from the University of Florida as men’s coach are the clear-cut front-runners.
University of Virginia graduate Joe Bell saw his historic run with New Zealand come to an end in the men’s soccer quarterfinals against host nation Japan. The All Whites, in their first appearance at the knockout stage of an Olympics, lost in penalty kicks, 4-2, after a scoreless draw at Kashima Stadium on Saturday.
Halifax County’s left-handed pitcher [and UVA star] Andrew Abbott was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds with the No. 53 pick in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft on July 12 and more than a week later, met with the Reds to sign a $1.3 million sign-on bonus with the team. The bonus is expected to be the third-largest signing bonus by a fourth-year student over the last eight MLB Drafts.
Earlier this year, Danielle Collins revealed some heart-stopping news: a cyst a size of a tennis ball had been causing her severe pain for years. After undergoing endometriosis surgery to remove it, the 27-year-old American opened the start of the most inspirational chapter of her career. Collins has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows since turning pro, and has dealt with her fair share of skeptics–but throughout it all, she has never veered off the path of her dreams. The University of Virginia standout has nothing to prove to anyone, and it’s perhaps the reason she’s enjoyed a col...
“Both sides are behaving as though this is really competitive,” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “I don’t know if that was how people felt about it two, three months ago.”
So why are major figures like Clinton and Sanders getting involved in the Ohio race? “This has really become a proxy fight between two wings of the Democratic Party,” Kyle Kondick, a Cleveland native who analyzing politics nationwide at the University of Virginia explains.
Republican governors have defied the odds in solidly Democratic territory – Vermont, Massachusetts and Maryland. Their success looks even more striking when considering those states delivered the largest percentage victories for Joe Biden in the presidential election last year. That could provide a dose of encouragement for Republican recall candidates in Californoa, but the circumstances don’t square neatly with California, starting with the unavoidable shadow of former President Donald Trump. “All three of those governors are pretty significant critics of Donald Trump,” noted Kyle Kondik, an...
Professor Larry Sabato, of the University of Virginia, said: “(Joe) Biden has given her some tough assignments – immigration and voting rights – but she’s made mistakes, like not going to the border. She’s not going to inherit the Democratic nomination. She might win it. But she can expect a lot of challengers.”
In less than a week, Donald Trump ally Tom Barrack was freed for $250 million and Nikola Corp founder Trevor Milton was released for $100 million – two of the highest US bail amounts in recent years. The bail amounts highlight a little understood part of the criminal justice system, where deals are often made behind closed doors, and what critics say is a system that traps the poor. “The bonds required for Barrack and Milton are unusually high because both defendants are unusually wealthy,” Darryl Brown, a professor of law at the University of Virginia, wrote in an email. “The purpose of the b...
(Commentary) I am also encouraged that a chorus of voices inside and outside of Haiti are calling for some form of government of national unity. In a recent interview on MSNBC Professor Robert Fatton, a Haiti expert from University of Virginia, stressed the need for a government of national unity.
During hot summer weather some people worry about dehydration – especially when exercising, but an expert at the University of Virginia says we may actually be drinking too much fluid. Dr. Mitchell Rosner, chair of the Department of Medicine at UVA, never carried a water bottle as a kid, and he’s not convinced the average person today needs to worry about fluid intake.
Businesses are also allowed to require customers who are unvaccinated to wear a mask, even if there are no mandates. “In effect, there’s a quid pro quo–if they want to come into the business, they must adhere to the business’s requirements to keep everyone there safe–and someone who is not vaccinated will pose fewer risks to the other people if they then instead wear a mask,” Margaret Foster Riley, a health law expert at the University of Virginia School of Law, said.
UVA infectious disease specialist Dr. Patrick Jackson calls the rising Virginia numbers “concerning.” He said in May and June, it seemed hopeful that we might be winding down on the pandemic emergency as the numbers went down. However, with the simultaneous surge of the new delta variant, and stalling of the vaccination rate, we’re not out of any woods. Jackson says vaccination is the only way we’re going to get ourselves out of this threat.
According to the Center for Disease Control, the Delta variant now account for more than 80% of new COVID-19 infections. It is much more contagious than past variants, which is cause for concern among infectious disease experts like Dr. Patrick Jackson with UVA Health.