Psychology professor James Coan says most of the time, holding hands with a friend, romantic partner, parent or child is literally good for your health.
PositiveLinks creates an intimate relationship between patients and their care-givers that is proven to keep HIV patients in treatment, thereby improving their own health and squelching transmission of the disease.
UVA researchers have determined that some medulloblastoma tumor cells actually turn into another type of cell altogether, rising the possibility that doctors could intervene to stop the disease – and possibly other cancers.
Sallie Ann Keller, director of the Social and Decision Analytics Division at UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute, analyzes massive data sets to tackle some of the most complex problems in society.
Surveying mothers from 32 hospitals nationwide, researchers found that 45% followed safe sleeping recommendations. Dr. Ann Kellams said the findings suggest gaps in support for new mothers.
When it comes to school attendance, how many missed days are too many? UVA Today asked Robert C. Pianta, the dean of the Curry School of Education and Human Development.
Sociologist Fiona Greenland’s new National Science Foundation-funded project will research the relationship between cultural destruction and civilian harm, with the war in Syria as a case study.
The phone in your pocket may be able to keep you healthier. UVA researchers are looking at smartphone applications for injury and disease alerts, using students as test subjects.