Anemia Discovery Offers New Targets to Treat Fatigue That Affects Millions
1/23/2018
A new discovery from the School of Medicine has revealed an unknown clockwork mechanism within the body that controls the creation of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. The finding sheds light…
To Russia With Love: UVA Research Team Creates One-of-a-Kind Database
1/12/2018
With the U.S. State Department seeking its assistance, the pressure was on a team of University of Virginia researchers to complete a one-of-a-kind project that could help save lives…
UVA Researchers Discover a New Target for “Triple-Negative” Breast Cancer
12/5/2017
So-called “triple-negative” breast cancer is a particularly aggressive and difficult-to-treat form. It accounts for only about 10 percent of breast cancer cases, but is responsible for about 25 percent of…
Susan G. Komen Awards UVA $450,000 for Innovative Breast Cancer Research
10/24/2017
Scientist Seeks to Harness Gut Bacteria to Battle Tumors and Stop Their Spread CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 23, 2017 – Researcher Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, can envision a day when doctors prescribe…
A 350-Year-Old Clock Mystery Sheds Light on Human Health
5/22/2017
A peculiar phenomenon observed in pendulum clocks in 1665 also explains how the body times the replacement of disease-preventing cells in our guts, researchers have found. The discovery could help…
Reversing Depression Symptoms in Mice Using Probiotics Found in Yogurt
3/10/2017
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have reversed depression symptoms in mice by feeding them Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria found in live-cultures yogurt. Further, they have discovered…
UVA Researchers Target Mysteries of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
2/23/2017
Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects one in 3,500 boys, stealing their ability to walk by age 12 and typically killing them by their mid-20s. Doctors know what causes the muscle-wasting disease,…
New Dry Eye Treatment To Treat Cause Not Symptoms
1/7/2017
UVA School of Medicine researchers have developed a potential therapeutic treatment for dry eye, with human testing to start in March. The drug differs from other treatments of dry eye in…
