New Approach to Repairing Damaged Peripheral Nervous System Discovered
4/3/2019
A new University of Virginia study proves that a damaged peripheral nervous system is capable of repairing itself – when healthy cells are recruited there from the central nervous system.…
NIH Provides $23 Million for Statewide Translational Research Institute
3/5/2019
The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has been awarded a five-year grant of nearly $23 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance innovative ideas…
‘Moonlighting’ Metabolism Molecule May Play Role in Eating Disorders
3/5/2019
Dove-Anna Johnson spent last summer trying to determine what creates eating disorders. Johnson, a University of Virginia student whose research is funded through a Harrison Undergraduate Research Grant, investigated the…
Unexpected Contributor to Rheumatoid Arthritis Discovered
3/1/2019
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an unexpected contributor to rheumatoid arthritis that may help explain the painful flare-ups associated with the disease. The discovery points to a potential…
Brain Discovery at UVA Makes ‘Most Promising Medical Advances’ List
1/22/2019
University of Virginia School of Medicine discovery about the role of the brain’s cleaning system in aging and Alzheimer’s disease has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health as…
HPV Discovery Raises Hope for New Cervical Cancer Treatments
1/8/2019
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have made a discovery about human papillomavirus (HPV) that could lead to new treatments for cervical cancer and other cancers caused by the…
Discovery May Reduce Need for Life-Threatening Amputations
12/26/2018
What started as an incidental discovery in a chemistry lab has turned into a project to help drug makers and doctors better heal the common and often intractable foot wounds…
New Gene Targets Discovered for Treatment of Inflammatory Disease
12/26/2018
A group of genes that has been largely ignored by scientists could play critical roles in atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), inflammation, and likely obesity and other metabolic diseases, new research suggests. The discovery was…
