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Recognizing the Human Need for Community Is Essential in Addiction Treatment

UVA anthropologists China Scherz and Jarrett Zigon discuss the rise in overdose deaths, offering ideas for understanding this health crisis and different ways of healing.

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Recognizing the Human Need for Community Is Essential in Addiction Treatment

UVA anthropologists China Scherz and Jarrett Zigon discuss the rise in overdose deaths, offering ideas for understanding this health crisis and different ways of healing.

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Discovery of Unknown Brain-Repair Process Could Lead to New Epilepsy Treatments

The UVA findings could allow doctors to augment the immune system’s natural response.

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U.Va. researchers develop a new imaging approach to target epilepsy seizures

The researchers' goal was to refine the method of glucose mapping for more accuracy and better resolution.

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UVA Children’s Joins National Autism Care Network

The network’s goal is to better serve patients and their families by more quickly applying the latest research and best practices for autism care.

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Epilepsy Research Reveals Why Sleep Increases Risk of Sudden Death

UVA research reveals why sleep can raise risks for people with epilepsy and contribute to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

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Epilepsy Discovery Reveals Why Some Seizures Prove Deadly

UVA researchers have identified a potential way to prevent sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

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UVA Develops Imaging Approach to Help Stop Epilepsy Seizures

The new approach could help open underused surgery to patients who are currently ineligible.

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Autism Develops Differently in Girls Than Boys, New Research Suggests

Scientists warn that conclusions about autism in boys should not be assumed to hold true for girls.

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Q&A: What Is ‘Interoception,’ and Why Are Neuroscientists So Fascinated by It?

You know sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell – but do you know about interoception, your body’s internal “sixth sense”?