Blood Test At COVID-19 Diagnosis Can Predict Disease Severity, Study Finds

8/24/2020

Doctors can examine COVID-19 patients’ blood to identify those at greatest risk of severe illness and to pinpoint those most likely to need a ventilator, new research from the University…

This UVA Pediatrician Can Predict Your Stroke Risk

8/17/2020

Doctors can predict patients’ risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a conglomeration of conditions that includes high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels and excess…

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…

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…

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…

Grad Student Receives Congenital Heart Defect Research Award

1/4/2017

Congratulations to biomedical engineering graduate student Xiaoying Cai for being selected as one of seven fellows by the American Heart Association and the Children’s Heart Foundation for a joint funding…