UVA Biology Professor Given Grant to Continue His Work on Alzheimer’s

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A University of Virginia professor has been awarded a 100 thousand dollar grant by Cure Alzheimer’s Fund to continue his groundbreaking research on Alzheimer’s disease. Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters report.

UVA Researchers Working on Device to Detect Brain Injury in Combat

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Modern warfare has resulted in an increasing number of traumatic brain injuries caused by bomb blasts...and researchers at the University of Virginia are working on a device to diagnose the problem in the field, before it is too late. Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters Report.

UR Researcher Receives Grant on Teaching Algebra

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The University of Richmond's David Landy has been awarded a $1.12 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education.

Thomas Jefferson High Robotics Team Hopes for a Win

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The Siegel Center will play host Friday and Saturday to 64 high school robotics teams from Virginia, Maryland, D.C., New Jersey and Ontario, Canada. Its the Virginia Regional of the 20th annual FIRST Robotics Competition. A Science Matters report from John Ogle.

New Surgical Procedures Give Hope to High-Risk Heart Patients

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Numbers released over the weekend have confirmed what we reported last month, that new surgical procedures to replace heart valves hold new promise for problem patients.

UVA Inventor of the Year Cited for Designing a Device to Help Manage Diabetes

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The University of Virginia Patent Foundation has selected an internationally renowned diabetes technology scientist for its top honors this year. Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters report.

Industrial Pollutants Are Down in Annual DEQ Report

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Virginia is a bit cleaner, according to an annual state inventory done by the Department of Environmental Quality.

UVA performs world’s first focused ultrasound treatment for essential tremor

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Surgeons at the University of Virginia have conducted the world’s first scapel-free brain surgery to relieve a patient’s debilitating tremor, and as Charles Fishburne tells us in this Science Matters report, it holds promise for many other procedures as well.

Richmond reduces flouride in drinking water

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Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities has announced it will reduce the flouride levels in the drinking water treatment process as a result of recommendations from the EPA and the US Department of Health and Human Services. As Charles Fishburne reports, it may have become too much of a good thing.

Jefferson Lab breaks the record for free-electron laser power

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Jefferson Lab researchers say they have broken a power record for a free-electron laser, a light beam that can burn through 20 feet of steel per second. Charles Fishburne reports.