A UVA Doctor Reflects on Her Work With NASA
5/6/2019
On March 3, 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly came home from a yearlong stay on the International Space Station, and a young physician-scientist, Francine Garrett-Bakelman, was waiting anxiously. She had…
UVA’s Edward H. Egelman Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Sciences
5/3/2019
Distinguished Research Career Earns Egelman One of Science’s Top Honors Edward H. Egelman, PhD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of…
New Discovery About Dangerous C. Difficile Diarrhea
4/24/2019
A new discovery about dangerous C. difficile diarrhea has identified a new way that the bacteria – and possibly others like it – cause severe disease. C. diff is the most common hospital-acquired infection…
Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Yield Secret to Tiny Batteries, Big Medical Advances
4/5/2019
Scientists at the University of Virginia and elsewhere have made a surprising discovery about how strange bacteria that live in soil and sediment can conduct electricity. The bacteria do so,…
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…
Scientists Seeking to Regrow Kidneys Make Promising Discovery
2/21/2019
Scientists seeking to regrow damaged kidneys have discovered that blocked kidneys in newborns have a remarkable ability to repair themselves after the obstruction is removed. The finding offers insights into…
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…
