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Discovery & Innovation

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Discovery & Innovation
Anonymous Gift Will Help UVA Researchers in the Battle Against Blood Cancers
The gift of more than $5.75 million will fund an initiative that will help doctors better understand and treat rare blood cancers.
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Discovery & Innovation
A World Without Facebook? Professor’s New Book Explores Social Media’s ‘Prehistory’
Kevin Driscoll has traced the rise of online communication with a project that offers clues about the future of social media.
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Discovery & Innovation
Research To Replicate Human Tissue Earns a Half-Million-Dollar Grant
A UVA chemical engineering faculty member has been granted more than a half-million dollars to research how polymers might help repair tissue lost to injury or disease.
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Discovery & Innovation
Playing With Dirt Leads to Big Potential for Sustainable Buildings
Faculty and students from the schools of Engineering and Architecture are working on a construction technique that would literally grow parts of buildings using soils infused with seeds.
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Discovery & Innovation
Eating More Fruits and Veggies Could Benefit Your Kidneys
Adults with chronic kidney disease were less likely to have eaten fruits and vegetables than those without the condition.
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Discovery & Innovation
How Important Is Willpower to Breaking Your Bad Habits?
Research in the behavioral sciences suggests there are ways to make better choices, like cutting back on screen time, but a new study finds that those might not be as easy as they seem.
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Discovery & Innovation
Study: Emotionally Perceptive Moms Are More Sensitive Parents
A study of 120 mother-baby pairs found mothers who can identify emotion in others demonstrate greater observed sensitivity to their babies four months after birth.
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Discovery & Innovation
UVA Health Developing New Way to Relieve Chronic Pain
UVA researchers are exploring whether brain stimulation can bring relief for chronic pain when medicine doesn’t help.

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