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Discovery & Innovation
We May Not Have Been as Anxious, Depressed in Pandemic’s First Year As Once Thought
Findings from UVA professor Christopher Ruhm and colleagues at Harvard question the accuracy of the CDC’s Household Pulse survey on mental health.
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Discovery & Innovation
New Safe-Sleep Guidelines Aim to Reduce Infant Deaths
UVA Health experts helped develop the new national recommendations designed to prevent as many as 3,500 sleep-related infant deaths a year.
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Discovery & Innovation
Diabetes Wellness Visits Reduce Risk of Amputation, Study Finds
Patients with diabetes living in the U.S. who took advantage of free annual wellness visits were 36% less likely to require amputations, a typical complication of the disease.
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Discovery & Innovation
UVA to Invest $60 Million to Put Climate Change Solutions in People’s Hands
In the latest of its Grand Challenges initiatives, UVA will develop and share clean-energy solutions while helping communities adopt best practices for adapting to climate change.
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Discovery & Innovation
UVA Launches $75M Neuroscience Challenge With Alzheimer’s, Autism, Other Brain Research
Leaders are investing in Âé¶¹ÆÆ½â°æ collaborative neuroscience research to develop a comprehensive understanding of the brain and nervous system across the lifespan.
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Discovery & Innovation
When Algorithms Recommend Products, Do You Listen?
Award-winning research from Darden is showing online retailers when customers will trust computer-generated product suggestions, and when the algorithm is a waste of the company’s money.
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Discovery & Innovation
Study: Suspected Suicide Attempts by Poison Among U.S. Children Rose 26.7% From 2015-20
Based on the data, researchers recommend expanding mental health screenings and interventions for children.
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Discovery & Innovation
Dungeons & Dragons and Burgers: ‘Really Bad Outcomes’ When We Don’t Grasp Fractions
People rely too heavily on anecdotal evidence when looking at complex problems. Author and UVA scientist James Zimring says the solution to better understanding lies in understanding fractions.

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