Doctors had long suspected that Kosen's condition was due to a tumor in the pituitary gland located at bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain. He went to Virginia in 2012 to see if doctors could get him to stop growing. Dr. Mary Lee Vance, an endocrinologist at the University of Virginia, explained at the time that it was "a spontaneous mutation causing the tumor, and it's not hereditary." Doctors used a precisely targeted shot of extremely high frequency gamma rays, using a non-invasive radiosurgical device known as a Gamma Knife. The procedure worked and Kosen ...
(By James Mumford, a fellow at the University of Virginia’s Institute for the Advanced Studies in Culture) Beneath your noses, a great change in this country is being planned. Secret polls have been taken, and a private member’s bill has been tabled. The euthanasia lobby is limbering up for the fight of its life: to change the law for once and for all.
Cassidy certainly has been taking some heat recently. First, University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato moved the Louisiana Senate race to Lean Democrat from Tossup, citing both the damaged GOP brand and the fact that Cassidy “has not impressed with his fundraising.”
At first glance, it looks like your average smartphone. But this palm-sized device is a medical marvel that has the potential to revolutionize treatment for Type 1 diabetes. Sixteen-year-old Kate Lucas of Alexandria, Va., got a chance to try this treatment, firsthand. Lucas, a student at St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School, was one of the first young diabetics in the country to test what's being billed as an "artificial pancreas." Lucas tested the device at a two-day trial, conducted at the University of Virginia.
The No. 1-ranked University of Virginia women’s soccer team hopes to complete a perfect regular season on a perfectly satisfying note. The Cavaliers (18-0, 12-0) play host to state and ACC archrival Virginia Tech tonight at 7 p.m. at Klockner Stadium. Tech (14-2-2, 9-2-1) is ranked fifth nationally.
The University of Virginia Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps unit hosted a Blue Angel pilot who talked to them about serving in the Navy, being a Navy pilot and performing with the U. S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron here, Oct. 24.
"We already know that the timed 25-foot walk test is a meaningful way to measure disability in MS," study author Dr. Myla Goldman, of the University of Virginia, said in a news release from the American Academy of Neurology. "Our study builds on that research by providing a clearer idea of how walk time can provide information about how a person's disease progression and disability impacts their everyday activities and real-world function."
Last week, Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, moved two key races, North Carolina and Louisiana, from the “Tossup” to the “Lean Democratic” column. “The shutdown kerfuffle has led to a significant improvement in the national political climate for Democrats,” he wrote.
Sunday, Obama will stump for McAuliffe - but with the latest troubles in the Obama administration, could standing next to the president hurt McAuliffe's campaign? Political analyst Kyle Kondik says no. "The president is still popular amongst Democrats and I think that McAuliffe being seen with Obama is probably a good visual,” Kondik said.
Douglas Laycock of the University of Virginia, told Watchdog.org he doesn’t know that any one of the 14 states that have legalized gay marriages has ideal legislation, and there have been last-minute compromises, and last-minute drafting, sometimes with glitches, nearly everywhere.
Emergency crews in Fluvanna County are getting to people faster, and they have more people to do the job. On top of that, they can now respond 24/7. The reason they couldn’t before now is because the Fluvanna County Rescue Squad is made up only of volunteers, and many of them have day jobs. Now the University of Virginia is filling the time gap, and the staff is now even more highly trained.
Harvard's Silva and Sarah Corse, a sociologist at University of Virginia, interviewed over 300 working- and middle-class men and women in the US to determine what kind of financial milestones they'd hoped to reach before getting married. Most defined financial stability as finishing their educations and finding a job that would support them.
For parents wary of taking kids door-to-door for some trick-or-treating, the University of Virginia is hosting two Halloween events. The first is U.Va.'s annual "Trick-or-Treating on The Lawn." Children are invited to dress up in costumes and trick-or-treat at each of the 54 lawn rooms. There will also be a trick-or-treat festival in the McIntire Amphitheater. Both events are from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday.
The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame formally welcomed eight new members, including former U.Va. star Michael Watson, Saturday evening at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. during the 2013 induction ceremony.
Community college students could complete their four-year university degree at two-year college prices under a recommendation approved Tuesday by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The council backed a proposal from the Virginia Community College System that would increase an existing grant program to cover the difference between two-year tuition and that of a public four-year school in Virginia.
University of Virginia employees who want to lose weight can sign up for a program aimed to help them get fit and stay healthy. The "Hoo's Losin' It" program offers participants fitness training and nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian.
(Audio) Among the guests discussing allegations of U.S. spying on foreign leaders is Robert Turner, law professor and associate director of the Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia.
Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, said the state is trending toward becoming reliably Democratic in statewide campaigns in part because of the academic presence. "This is a state with a remarkably large number of college communities (that) are heavily Democratic and major employment magnets."
Tuesday afternoons are always busy on University Avenue, as students rush between classes at the University of Virginia, or stop by a restaurant on the Corner for a quick meal. Some of them cross University Avenue – a bustling thoroughfare connecting Main Street to Emmet Street – while listening to music and fiddling with their phones.
Former state delegate and judge Frank M. Slayton has died at age 81 after a prolonged illness.