Cause of Obesity-Related High Blood Pressure Found Inside Blood Vessels
12/8/2025
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered an unknown way obesity causes high blood pressure – and it comes from within the blood vessels themselves. UVA Health’s Swapnil…
UVA, Military Researchers Seek Better Ways to Identify, Treat Blast-Related Brain Injuries
12/3/2025
University of Virginia School of Medicine and Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) researchers will use a federal Department of Defense grant to better identify, prevent and treat brain injuries for…
UVA Research Leads to New Drug for Deadliest Blood Cancer
12/3/2025
Biomedical research that began at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has yielded a much-needed new treatment for patients with the deadliest form of blood cancer. The federal Food…
Blood-Pressure Discovery Could Open Door to New Hypertension Treatments
12/3/2025
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have obtained important new insights into how our bodies regulate our blood pressure by revealing how our cells turn off a key hormone.…
1st Death Linked to ‘Meat Allergy’ Spread by Ticks
11/18/2025
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified the first death caused by what is commonly called the “meat allergy” being spread by ticks. A healthy 47-year-old man from…
Analysis Reveals Return on Investment From NIH Funding
11/11/2025
New University of Virginia School of Medicine research highlights how National Institutes of Health research grants are instrumental in nurturing scientific discoveries by young medical trainees. But the findings also…
11/11/2025
One of the most devastating moments for family members of a patient with Alzheimer’s is when their loved one forgets who they are. New University of Virginia School of Medicine…
Missing Molecule May Explain Down Syndrome
10/21/2025
Faulty brain circuits seen in Down syndrome may be caused by the lack of a particular molecule essential for the development and function of the nervous system, new research suggests.…
