Growing Gut Microbes to Fight Disease and Improve Human Health
7/26/2019
A young scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has received a prestigious grant to determine how best to grow gut microbes to fight disease and improve human…
Doctors Determine How to Handle Blood Sugar After Stroke
7/23/2019
Hyperglycemia, or high levels of glucose, is common in patients with acute ischemic stroke and is associated with worse outcomes compared with normal blood sugar levels. Animal studies also pointed…
Study Reveals World’s Children Being Harmed by Unseen Infections
7/1/2019
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 30 percent…
Ithrive Awards Pilot Funding to Four Multi-institutional Research Projects
6/13/2019
The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia, commonly known as “iTHRIV,” has awarded funding to four multi-institutional research projects through the Pilot Translational and Clinical Studies Program. By providing…
Dialysis Drug Dosing Improved by Using Big Data Analytics
6/12/2019
Kidney disease affects approximately 30 million Americans. About 650,000 of these individuals – including nearly 15,000 Virginians – suffer from end-stage renal disease, requiring prolonged dialysis, the mechanical cleansing of…
Study Suggests an Unhealthy Gut Can Promote Spread of Breast Cancer
6/11/2019
An unhealthy, inflamed gut causes breast cancer to become much more invasive and spread more quickly to other parts of the body, new research from the University of Virginia Cancer…
Ambitious Health Research Collaboration Funded by $12.5 Million Grant
5/29/2019
A groundbreaking research collaboration at the School of Medicine that is shedding light on everything from cancer to diabetes to cardiovascular disease has received $12.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.…
HIV Outcomes Improved by Expanding On-Site Mental Health Services
5/21/2019
Increasing access to mental health services improves HIV outcomes among vulnerable patients, a new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests. Based on their findings, the researchers are…
