UVA Eyes Global Housing Upgrades to Prevent Spread of Dangerous Diseases
2/4/2025
Call it an architectural blueprint for a healthier future for people around the globe. To reduce the spread of dangerous infectious diseases, researchers from across the University of Virginia have…
Postpartum Depression Discovery Opens Door to Blood Test to ID Women at Risk
2/4/2025
New postpartum depression research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine could lead to a blood test to identify women at risk and possibly even…
Unlocking Secrets of the Heart: Simple Scan Could Identify Patients at Risk
1/28/2025
Everyone knows the health risks of carrying too much fat around the waist and hips, but UVA Health scientists have developed a noninvasive way to assess the health risks of…
UVA Scientists Shocked by Long-Lasting Benefits of Vein ‘Paint’
1/28/2025
A nanotechnology-based drug delivery system developed at UVA Health to save patients from repeated surgeries has proved to have unexpectedly long-lasting benefits in lab tests – a promising sign for…
SIDS Discovery Could Identify Babies at Risk
1/22/2025
New University of Virginia School of Medicine research revealing the fingerprints of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) within blood samples could open the door to simple tests to identify babies…
UVA Receives $9.3 Million Award for Clinical Trial Using Ketamine to Treat Seizures
1/22/2025
The University of Virginia has received funding from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to oversee a 60-site, five-year clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy…
Continuous Glucose Monitor Data Predicts Type 1 Diabetes Complications
1/15/2025
Data from continuous glucose monitors can predict nerve, eye and kidney damage caused by type 1 diabetes, University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology researchers have found. That suggests doctors…
UVA Research Opens Door to Far More Targeted Antibiotics
1/15/2025
With antibiotic resistance a growing problem, University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have developed cutting-edge computer models that could give the disease-fighting drugs a laser-like precision to target only…
