Scientists ID Rogue Antibodies in Patients After COVID
7/22/2025
Errant antibodies that regulate chemical reactions the way enzymes do could explain low blood pressure and other persistent symptoms that plague patients after COVID, new research from the University of…
Research in Motion: Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD
7/22/2025
My team at UVA focuses on proteins called ion channels. And we study how these ion channels in the vascular wall work together to maintain vascular health —Swapnil Sonkusare, PhD,…
GLP-1 Drugs Fail to Provide Key Weight-Loss Benefit
7/22/2025
Popular GLP-1 drugs help many people drop tremendous amounts of weight, but the drugs fail to provide a key improvement in heart and lung function essential for long-term good health,…
‘Mismatched’ Transplants Now Safe and Effective for Patients with Blood Cancer, Study Finds
7/15/2025
Advances in blood stem cell transplants now make it possible for people with blood cancers to get safe and effective “mismatched” transplants that will potentially cure their disease, new UVA…
Elias Spiliotis, PhD, Awarded $2.4 Million NIH Grant to Study Septin Proteins in Cells
7/15/2025
Elias Spiliotis, PhD, a professor in the Department of Cell Biology, has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences for his research…
Research in Motion: Jennifer Charlton, MD
7/15/2025
My lab focuses on adverse maternal environments and how they can impact long-term kidney health, particularly for those that are born preterm or born early. —Jennifer Charlton, MD, Associate Professor,…
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…
