Mobilizing the University to Fight a Common Killer
5/4/2018
By Charlie Feigenoff. Originally published in UVA Today.) Fibrosis is a deadly thread that winds its way through scores of fatal diseases, from pulmonary fibrosis and heart failure to chronic kidney…
Jeff Elias, MD, Honored as Innovator of Year for Focused Ultrasound Work
2/1/2018
The UVA Licensing & Ventures Group has named W. Jeffrey Elias, MD, the 2018 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year, an award given to university faculty members whose research is making a…
Anemia Discovery Offers New Targets to Treat Fatigue That Affects Millions
1/23/2018
A new discovery from the School of Medicine has revealed an unknown clockwork mechanism within the body that controls the creation of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. The finding sheds light…
To Russia With Love: UVA Research Team Creates One-of-a-Kind Database
1/12/2018
With the U.S. State Department seeking its assistance, the pressure was on a team of University of Virginia researchers to complete a one-of-a-kind project that could help save lives…
UVA Researchers Discover a New Target for “Triple-Negative” Breast Cancer
12/5/2017
So-called “triple-negative” breast cancer is a particularly aggressive and difficult-to-treat form. It accounts for only about 10 percent of breast cancer cases, but is responsible for about 25 percent of…
Susan G. Komen Awards UVA $450,000 for Innovative Breast Cancer Research
10/24/2017
Scientist Seeks to Harness Gut Bacteria to Battle Tumors and Stop Their Spread CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 23, 2017 – Researcher Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, can envision a day when doctors prescribe…
A 350-Year-Old Clock Mystery Sheds Light on Human Health
5/22/2017
A peculiar phenomenon observed in pendulum clocks in 1665 also explains how the body times the replacement of disease-preventing cells in our guts, researchers have found. The discovery could help…
Reversing Depression Symptoms in Mice Using Probiotics Found in Yogurt
3/10/2017
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have reversed depression symptoms in mice by feeding them Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria found in live-cultures yogurt. Further, they have discovered…
