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Research & Discovery

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Research & Discovery
Q&A: Should you trust trending peptide injections?
A UVA Health expert explains the risks, benefits and growing popularity.
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Research & Discovery
She gave a baby part of her liver. Their lives changed forever
When 6-month-old Clara needed urgent help, Hannah Scheenstra stepped forward. It took her to the University of Virginia and a future she never imagined.
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Research & Discovery
Q&A: What do new heart health guidelines mean for you?
From earlier cholesterol checks to new risk tests, UVA’s Dr. Christopher Kramer explains what the updates mean for your health.
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Research & Discovery
‘The world just stopped’: One woman’s response to a life-altering diagnosis
This longtime UVA employee underwent three preventative surgeries at once to reduce her risk of breast and ovarian cancer linked to a BRCA1 mutation.
Illustration of a variety of mushrooms in blue and orange
Research & Discovery
From toxic to tasty: UVA expert offers mushroom foraging tips
Dr. Christopher Holstege says research can help identify poisonous varieties when mushroom hunting.
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Research & Discovery
UVA research leads to new lifeline for leukemia patients
A husband-and-wife team turned their lab work into an FDA-approved drug for acute myeloid leukemia.
Middle aged man leaning over and groaning.
Research & Discovery
All groan up: UVA expert explains the sounds of middle age
The middle-aged groan is natural as bodies age and muscles weaken, but a UVA School of Education and Human Development expert says there is help.
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Research & Discovery
Severe COVID-19, flu may raise lung cancer risk
A UVA Health study finds severe viral infections can prime the lungs for cancer, but vaccination appears to reduce that risk.

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