Younger Breast Cancer Diagnoses Increase as Survival Rates Improve
11/4/2024
A new report from the American Cancer Society released earlier this month reveals an increase in breast cancer diagnoses among women under 50. Researchers found breast cancer diagnosis rates increased year…
Ling Qi, PhD, Lab Discovers Mechanism Linking Cell Protein Degradation to Obesity and Diabetes
11/4/2024
Researchers from the Ling Qi Laboratory in the UVA Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics have identified the SEL1L-HRD1 protein complex as a key player in regulating leptin receptor…
Research in Motion: Craig Portell, MD
11/4/2024
My work in clinical research in lymphoma is really focused on improving patient outcomes, so sometimes that means identifying groups of patients who may not have the best outcomes with…
Scientists Earn $7.4 Million for Lung Research Using Hyperpolarized Xenon MRI
11/4/2024
Three School of Medicine researchers, Jaime Mata, PhD, John P. Mugler, PhD, and Y. Michael Shim, MD, were awarded two, five-year NIH R01 grants totaling $7.4 million for research using…
Medicine and Society: The Reinvention of Old Age
11/1/2024
Please join the UVA Center for Health Humanities and Ethics for a John F. Anderson Memorial Lecture featuring James Gregory Chappel, PhD, Gilhuly Family Associate Professor of History at Duke…
Date: Nov 21, 2024 - Nov 21, 2024
Start Time: 5:30 pm
End Time: 6:30 pm
Design for All Ages: Equity and the Built Environment
10/31/2024
How do architecture and civic planning influence our societal expectations around aging? What kinds of design would lead to more livable communities? Abby Fifer Mandell, senior lecturer in entrepreneurship at…
Date: Nov 12, 2024 - Nov 12, 2024
Start Time: 5:30 pm
End Time: 6:30 pm
Medical Center Hour: Posture Myths and Truths
10/31/2024
Title: Posture Myths and Truths—The Scientific Origins of Our Health Beliefs About Slouching. Topic: Many of us have been told at some point in our lives to stand or sit…
Date: Nov 13, 2024 - Nov 13, 2024
Start Time: 12:00 pm
End Time: 1:00 pm
Fall Back to the Future Celebration
10/29/2024
Daylight Saving Time | Early morning Sunday, Nov. 3 | midnight-1:30 a.m. | University Hospital, Cafeteria Join the night shift at UVA Health’s Fall Back to the Future celebration. Enjoy…
Date: Nov 3, 2024 - Nov 3, 2024
Start Time: 12:00 am
End Time: 1:30 am