Alleviating psychological illness through pets
By Irena Kesselring | March 30, 2017Emotional support animals provide relief for patients with documented mental illnesses.
Emotional support animals provide relief for patients with documented mental illnesses.
Carbohydrate loading is a strategy used to increase the amount of fuel stored within muscles, which frequently improves athletic performance for endurance events that last 90 minutes or more.
Butler discussed the role of fake, “predatory” journals and conferences in the modern academic world of medical research.
University researcher’s discovery overturns previous assumption that the testes are isolated from the immune system.
Engineering students at the University have been working on a project, CubeSat, which will track a small satellite using a ground station.
Mikiala Whitacre is suing Dr. Robert Thiele, an anesthesiologist, on behalf of her step-mother, Joy Anne Thomas.
An interdisciplinary team of graduate students has advanced to the finals of the national Patagonia case competition.
To understand the brain, University researchers turn to the Brain Institute — a cross-disciplinary initiative seeking to develop treatments, perform neurological research and expand resources available to scientists and clinicians alike.
Researchers of the Virginia Driver Safety Laboratory have produced an interactive driving simulator that focuses on assisting in skill improvement for patients with autism.
Profs. Silvia Blemker and Shayn Peirce-Cottler in the Department of Biomedical Engineering received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
The Transitional Care Hospital is situated to accept these treated patients, effectively expanding the capacity of the hospital.
The artificial pancreas works as a closed-loop advisory system, which means that it links a continuous glucose monitor with an insulin pump.
The VHHA has both released a public statement and written letters to Virginia congressional members expressing problems with the AHCA as currently proposed.
An exhibit in both the Chemistry Building and Clark Hall highlights the history, challenges and successes of women at the University.
In the past couple years, healthcare facilities have noted a rise in the yeast Candida auris, which can take to the bloodstream and cause invasive candidiasis.
Organized by the MAPP2Health Leadership Council through the Virginia Department of Health, the plan identifies four priority areas for improvement in the next three years.
Asst. Chemical Engineering Prof. Steven Caliari is working to advance the use of 3D culture systems in biomedical and health research.
Webcam hacking is a threat to computer and smartphone users in the digital age.
Receptor in axon degeneration potential target for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
University researchers show that Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria, may reduce depressive behaviors.