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…
New Breast Cancer Approach Being Tested by Husband-and-Wife Doctors at UVA
11/26/2018
By Joshua Barney Husband-and-wife doctors at the UVA Cancer Center have been awarded more than $1.8 million from the National Institutes of Health for their effort to improve radiation therapy and breast…
Study Suggests Simple Scoring System Could Help Patients Avoid Diabetes
11/9/2018
By Josh Barney A simple scoring system can track the reduction in diabetes risk produced by lifestyle changes and medication in people with pre-diabetes, a new study has found. The findings…
Creating a Simpler Way to Solve the Complex Mysteries of the Microbiome
10/26/2018
By Josh Barney This much is clear: The tiny bacteria that live on and inside us are tremendously important for our health and well-being, affecting everything from our mood to the risk of autism.…
UVA Research Reveals Unseen Infections Harming World’s Children
10/10/2018
By Josh Barney, jdb9a@virginia.edu Children around the world are suffering from unnoticed infections that are stunting their growth and mental development, new research from an international coalition of scientists reveals. Up to…
Kids and Concussions: UVA Physician Helps Craft New CDC Treatment Guideline
9/24/2018
By Eric Swensen A University of Virginia Health System emergency medicine physician helped develop new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) treatment recommendations for children with concussions, also known…
UVA Identifies Brain’s Lymphatic Vessels as New Avenue to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
9/19/2018
By Josh Barney, jdb9a@virginia.edu (Reprinted from UVA Today) Lymphatic vessels that clean the brain of harmful material play a crucial role in the development and progression of multiple sclerosis, new research from the University…
