Research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests a new gene therapy could prolong the lives of those living with a severe form of epilepsy.
Recent research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could soon help people with epilepsy. Researchers are working on developing new gene therapy to fight Dravet Syndrome, a kind of severe epilepsy. They say this work is especially important, because it targets the gene mutation that causes seizures, fixing the root of the issue.
Research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests how a newly developed gene therapy can treat Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, and potentially prolong survival for people with the condition.
Organizations around UVA are coming together to raise money for high-quality masks for faculty and students. UVA Mutual Aid is working alongside Student Council and the United Campus Workers to raise funds for N95 and KN95 masks.
The University of Virginia is enforcing some new, temporary policies until COVID-19 cases dwindle down. It comes as doctors say the community is in the middle of an omicron surge. In a letter to students last week, Provost Liz Magill and Chief Operating Officer J.J. Davis detailed new precautions, including a pause of all food and drinks at University events until Feb. 4.
(Audio) We discuss the future of voting rights now that Democratic U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema refuse to support changing filibuster rules. Among the guests is Bertrall Ross, Justice Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Professor of Law at UVA.
High infection rates, along with effective vaccines, leads some experts to believe we could reach an endemic phase of COVID-19. That would mean there’s a low level of activity with a virus and only sporadic cases, according to Dr. Bill Petri, a UVA professor of infectious diseases.
“Omicron won’t be the last variant,” says Stephen Zeichner, an infectious disease specialist at the UVA Medical Center. “It’s pretty clear that the virus continues to evolve and going forward there is a need for a universal COVID-19 vaccine or even a universal coronavirus vaccine.” Zeichner is focusing on the fusion peptide region, which is part of the coronavirus spike protein that aids the entry of the virus into host cells, to develop a pan-coronavirus vaccine.
Virginia Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares’ new leadership team includes:
Andrew Ferguson, Solicitor General: Ferguson earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia, where he served an articles editor for the Virginia Law Review.
Coke Morgan Stewart, Deputy Attorney General Health, Education, and Social Services Division: Stewart graduated from Duke University and the University of Virginia School of Law, where she served as executive editor of the Virginia Tax Review and editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Weekly.
Monique Miles, Deputy Attorney General G...
In her new memoir, [UVA alumna] Golara Haghtalab shares what seems like just an ordinary day. As she juggles different languages and customs along the way, staying true to her Iranian upbringing and embracing her new American life, that day becomes another thread in a greater fabric that helps individuals create a culture together.
Hal Lawton is many things. He’s the CEO of Tractor Supply. He was named one of the 10 youngest CEOs in the Fortune 500. He’s a former eBay, Home Depot and Macy’s executive. But he’s also a Kingsport native with fond memories of growing up in the Model City. Lawton, 47, attended Sullivan South High School before heading off to North Carolina State to study chemical engineering and later business at the University of Virginia, where he earned his master’s degree.
Welcome to The Work Day, a series that charts a single day in various women’s working lives – from gallery owners to stay-at-home parents to chief executives. In this installment, we hear from vascular and interventional radiologist [and UVA School of Medicine alumna] Aparna Baheti, who recorded a workday in January.
The Miami Heat are reportedly waiving injured rookie Marcus Garrett in order to sign [UVA alumnus] Kyle Guy to a two-way contract.
Aiden Sheahan and Alyson Bucker with the University of Virginia were among a group of five college students and graduates who also attended the ceremony. They made phone calls and door-to-door visits for the Youngkin campaign. Sheahan said he saw “a lot of optimism” during the campaign; people had hopes that many things, including jobs, the standard of living, and policies, would change with the new governor.
(Commentary by Evan Sandsmark, Ph.D. candidate in religious studies) On Thursday, the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for the nation’s largest employers, but allowed the policy to stand for health care workers at facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding. As a result, only 17 million – rather than 84 million – workers will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The court questioned President Biden’s legal authority to impose a mandate, placing decisions in the hands of businesses, individuals and state governments rather ...
(Podcast) Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, discusses recent setbacks to the Democrats agenda and the midterm elections in November.
Katko’s path to reelection was somewhat murky, as New York is still finalizing its 2022 maps through its redistricting process. He could have potentially been forced into a primary with neighboring Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), as some draft maps demonstrate. His departure may ease the redistricting process for New York Democrats who no longer have to navigate his crossover appeal, Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, points out.
No Democrat has won statewide office in Louisiana since 2008 other than Edwards, who was elected in 2015 and was barely re-elected four years later. “I would say overall that Louisiana is a safe Republican state for Kennedy,” said Miles Coleman, a New Orleans native and LSU grad who is associate editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA.
J. Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, said Trump “is trying to keep himself relevant in the Republican Party.” And it doesn’t hurt, Coleman said, that Trump “thrives off of his rallies.”
“What the Democrats are proposing on voting isn’t necessarily something that’s a top priority of Democratic voters. And I don’t think a lot of it has much of chance to pass so long as the filibuster is in place,” Kyle Kondik, an analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics, said.