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UVA Health Contenders Advance in STAT Madness

3/12/2025

Major medical findings from UVA Health are closer to being crowned 2024’s most important scientific discovery after advancing to the second round of STAT Madness, a fun online tournament highlighting…

Drug Can Reduce COVID-19 Spread Within Households, Major Trial Finds

3/12/2025

An international clinical trial has identified a medication that can help prevent symptomatic COVID-19 in people exposed within households. The results could be particularly important for families where someone is…

Research in Motion: Tarek Abbas, PhD

3/12/2025

The focus for my research laboratory is to try to understand the specific functions of different regulatory proteins that are able to sense and repair different types of DNA damage.…

COVID-19 Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Chronic Breathing Problems

3/12/2025

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered how severe COVID-19 can destroy immune cells’ ability to repair the lungs, helping explain the lingering effects of long COVID. The…

Zhijian “James” Chen, PhD, Presents the 2025 John F. Anderson Distinguished Lecture on April 17, 2025

3/4/2025

Presented by: Zhijian “James” Chen, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center Title of Lecture: “The Enemy Within – How Does the Immune System Sense DNA as…

Date: Apr 17, 2025 - Apr 17, 2025

Start Time: 3:00 pm

End Time: 4:00 pm

Cold Sore Discovery IDs Unknown Trigger for Those Annoying Flare-Ups

3/4/2025

Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers discovered an unexpected way the herpes virus re-activates in the body. The finding…

School Absences Could Help ID Kids With Chronic GI Disorders

3/4/2025

Children who frequently miss school because of abdominal complaints are far more likely to be suffering from disorders of the gut-brain axis such as irritable bowel syndrome than diseases that…

3 UVA Health Discoveries Up for 2024’s Biggest Scientific Advance

3/4/2025

For the seventh year in a row, major medical discoveries from UVA Health have been selected to compete for the title of the preceding year’s most important scientific advance. The…