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Chongzhi Zang, PhD, and Team Develop Powerful Analytical Tool to Advance Genomics and Disease Research

11/29/2022

UVA School of Medicine researchers have developed an important new tool to help scientists sort signal from noise as they probe the genetic causes of cancer and other diseases. In…

Firas El Chaer, MD Presenting Clinical Data Evaluating Investigational Agent TP-3654 for Treatment of Myelofibrosis

11/8/2022

Firas El Chaer, MD, an assistant professor of medicine who specializes in hematology and oncology, will present preliminary clinical data evaluating investigational agent TP-3654 at the 64th American Society of…

Sula Mazimba, MD, MPH and Kenneth Bilchick, MD, MS Reveal Potential New Treatment for Heart Failure

11/8/2022

A recent single-center, retrospective study of hospitalized patients conducted by UVA Health School of Medicine researchers revealed that colchicine, which is commonly used to treat gout in heart failure, significantly…

Jeff Elias, MD, Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor Shows Long-Term Relief

11/8/2022

A scalpel-free, high-tech form of brain surgery pioneered at UVA Health offers long-term relief for patients with essential tremor, a common movement disorder a five-year review shows. The study offers…

Golam Mohi, PhD Research Points to New Treatment for Bone Marrow Cancer

11/8/2022

Pioneering research into the chronic inflammation often seen in certain blood cancers has identified a promising treatment approach for myelofibrosis, a potentially deadly bone marrow cancer. The new research from UVA…

Publicly Funded Research Will Soon Be Available to Public Without Charge

11/1/2022

In just three years, the White House will require all papers describing federally funded research to be made available to the public without charge. This major shift, decades in the…

$1.2M NIH Grant to Support Cervical Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Follow-up in Nicaragua

11/1/2022

A new $1.2 million NIH grant will support Emma Mitchell, PhD, an associate professor of nursing, in expanding and strengthening cervical cancer screening, treatment, and follow-up using an app called…

Student Researchers Study Cancer with Top SOM Faculty Through Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards

10/25/2022

Two UVA fourth-year undergraduate students, Emma Imbarlina and Priya Katyal, are contributing to discoveries in cancer immunotherapy thanks to Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards, which are funded through the generosity of…