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UVA

American  
Or UV-A

noun

  1. ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.


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Patients with Medicare Advantage, the private-plan alternative to Medicare, were more likely to receive certain preventive treatments to avoid a stroke, according to a new study by UVA Health — such as medication for blood thinners or to lower cholesterol when needed, as well as smoking cessation support.

From MarketWatch

The study, published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, has implications for the cost and quality of care that people choose, researcher Jonathan Crowe, a neurologist and stroke expert at UVA Health and the University of Virginia School of Medicine, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

New research from UVA Health explains how the body still manages to keep this infection under control.

From Science Daily

"We scoured the scientific literature to find examples of pathogens infecting T cells. We found very few examples," said Harris, part of UVA's Department of Neuroscience.

From Science Daily

"Raphael's paper has opened a new window to the Universe for studying these rare, but crucial Supernovae, by revealing that we must point our radio telescopes much earlier than previously assumed to capture their fleeting radio signals," said Maryam Modjaz, professor of astronomy at UVA and an expert on massive star death and supernovae.

From Science Daily