New AI Tool Predicts Agitation in the ED, Helping Clinicians Act Before Crisis Hits
5/28/2025
A new artificial intelligence (AI) model developed to predict agitation in emergency departments could help clinicians intervene earlier and reduce the need for physical restraints or sedating medications. The study,…
HIV Discovery Could Open Door to Long-Sought Cure
5/28/2025
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have uncovered a key reason why HIV remains so difficult to cure: Their research shows that small changes in the virus affect how…
HIV Drug Improves Vision in Patients With Common Diabetes Complication, Clinical Trial Suggests
5/28/2025
An inexpensive, long-approved HIV drug can improve vision in patients with a blinding complication of diabetes more effectively and a much lower cost than many existing treatments, an initial clinical…
Research in Motion: Fern Hauck, MD
5/28/2025
My research involves saving the lives of countless infants from sudden infant death syndrome, also known as SIDS, and other infant deaths that may occur suddenly and unexpectedly during sleep.…
Dean’s New Faculty Research Seminar Series June Presenters: Laura Newman, PhD, and Uday Tak, PhD
5/19/2025
On the first Thursday of each month, the School of Medicine hosts a seminar highlighting two recently hired assistant professors. Each presenter gives a 30-minute introduction to their research program.…
Date: Jun 5, 2025 - Jun 5, 2025
Start Time: 4:00 pm
End Time: 5:00 pm
Smartphone App Can Detect Heart Attacks, Strokes, Study Finds
5/19/2025
A potentially lifesaving new smartphone app can help people determine if they are suffering heart attacks or strokes and should seek medical attention, a clinical study suggests. The ECHAS app…
5/19/2025
James Stone, MD, PhD, a professor in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, has been awarded a four-year, $3.2 million grant from the Department of Defense to expand and…
John Platig, PhD, Earns $3.5 Million Award to Study COPD-Specific Effects of RNA Binding Proteins
5/19/2025
John Platig, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Genomes Sciences, was awarded a five-year $3.5 million grant from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for a…
