10/28/2025
Everyone knows the health risks of carrying too much fat around the waist and hips, but did you know that having too much fat around the heart can also lead…
Research in Motion: Ilya Levental, PhD and Kandace Levental, PhD
10/28/2025
We’re focused on the immune system and understanding how the membranes in immune cells survey our bodies to regulate pathogens and cancers. — Ilya Levental, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular…
UVA-Born Technology Goes From Lab Bench to Bedside With Global Impact
10/21/2025
HemoSonics’ Quantra Hemostasis System Makes Trauma and Surgical Treatments Safer, Leads to Better Outcomes It’s easy to understand Shayn Peirce-Cottler’s sense of pride at the success of HemoSonics, a company transforming…
10/21/2025
The Jefferson Trust awarded John McNeil, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, a grant for $81,532 to study whether microplastics and forever chemicals are accumulating in human…
Research in Motion: Lian-Wang Guo, PhD
10/21/2025
When an artery is clogged, doctors can insert a balloon catheter to re-open it or use open graft to bypass a clogged artery to resume blood flow. But the problem…
Missing Molecule May Explain Down Syndrome
10/21/2025
Faulty brain circuits seen in Down syndrome may be caused by the lack of a particular molecule essential for the development and function of the nervous system, new research suggests.…
Walsh Lab Finds Solutions to Consequences of Y Chromosome Loss
10/14/2025
As human beings age, we accumulate mutations in our DNA. These mutations can be harmless, or they can contribute to age-related conditions including neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and some cancers.…
10/14/2025
A groundbreaking multicenter clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open explores whether ventilatory assistance before umbilical cord clamping improves outcomes for extremely preterm infants. The study, which enrolled 570 infants…
