Childhood Brain Tumor Discovery May Unlock New Treatments for Many Cancers
2/21/2020
A surprising discovery about a rare form of childhood brain cancer suggests a new treatment approach for that cancer and, potentially, many others. Researchers at the University of Virginia School…
Everything We Think We Know About Drinking Water May Be Wrong
1/28/2020
Do you get up from your desk at work to refill your water bottle every time it runs out – even if you’re not thirsty? For years, people have lived…
Macular Degeneration Discovery IDs Potential Way to Halt Blinding Eye Disease
1/22/2020
Researchers have successfully treated age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in mice after finding an unexpected link between the two main forms of the blinding eye disease, the leading cause of vision…
Major Epilepsy Study Offers Much-Needed Answers On 3 Lifesaving Seizure Drugs
12/3/2019
There are effective treatments to stop life-threatening epilepsy seizures when the initial treatment has failed, a sweeping new study reveals. The study offers important answers about three such emergency drugs…
Faculty Spotlight: George Bloom Seeks to Untangle Alzheimer’s Riddle
12/2/2019
Editor's Note: One in an occasional series about University of Virginia faculty members who are helping to make the University both great and good. Today’s installment features biology and neuroscience…
Faculty Spotlight: How One Professor Is Finding Cures With Computer Algorithms
11/18/2019
Editor's Note: One in an occasional series about University of Virginia faculty members who are helping to make the University both great and good. Today’s installment features Jason Papin, a…
Seizures in Babies: UVA Doctor Sheds Light on Why They Have Lifelong Effects
11/13/2019
A doctor at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital is using an elegant new approach to mapping brain activity to shed light on what happens during seizures in newborns that…
The Meat Allergy: UVA Identifies Biological Changes Triggered By Tick Bites
10/28/2019
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist has, for the first time, identified key immunological changes in people who abruptly develop an allergic reaction to mammalian meat, such as beef. His…
