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Discovery Could Battle Alzheimer’s by Boosting Blood Flow to Brain

7/9/2025

New University of Virginia School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow to the brain to battle Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.…

Research in Motion: Yun Michael Shim, MD

7/9/2025

What I do is spanning from both the preclinical bench science of lung immunology and host immune response, all the way to translational research using advanced imaging technology called hyperpolarized…

Andrew Dudley, PhD, Earns $2.7 Million NIH Grant to Alleviate Toxicities Associated With Immunotherapy

7/1/2025

Andrew Dudley, PhD, a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, has been awarded a $2.7 million NIH grant for a project titled “Targeting the vasculature to…

Research in Motion: Clint Miller, PhD

7/1/2025

Our group studies the genetics and genomics of cardiovascular diseases using both computational and experimental approaches. More recently, we’re creating this large integrated atlas of human atherosclerosis, using single cell…

Postdoctoral Fellow Works with Tanzanian Tuberculosis Survivors to Improve Walking Distance and Quality of Life

6/24/2025

Idu Meadows, MD, a second-year infectious diseases fellow, collaborated with researchers at Kibong'oto Infectious Diseases Hospital in Tanzania's Kilimanjaro region to investigate disability following tuberculosis treatment. More than 9 million…

Food Allergies at Summer Camp: The Cost-Effective Solution to Keep Kids Safe

6/24/2025

Going off to summer camp can be a scary experience for children, but it can be even more nerve-wracking for parents of kids with serious food allergies. New UVA Health…

Clinical Research Trial Led by Linda Duska, MD, MPH, Advances New Treatments for Cervical Cancer

6/24/2025

An international clinical trial's U.S. arm, led by Linda Duska, MD, MPH, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and associate dean of clinical research at the UVA School of Medicine, is…

Richard Price, PhD, and John Lukens, PhD, Awarded $3.7 Million for Alzheimer’s Research Using Focused Ultrasound

6/24/2025

The National Institute on Aging has awarded Richard Price, PhD, and John Lukens, PhD, a new $3.7 million grant for research using focused ultrasound to deliver gene therapies to treat…