Artificial Pancreas Developed at UVA Improves Blood Sugar Control for Kids Ages 2-6
3/21/2023
An artificial pancreas originally developed at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology improves blood sugar control in children ages 2 to 6 with type 1 diabetes, according to…
3/8/2023
University of Virginia scientists have identified a promising approach to delay aging by detoxifying the body of glycerol and glyceraldehyde, harmful by-products of fat that naturally accumulate over time. The…
3/1/2023
A single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can help protect mothers from dangerous sepsis infections and death during vaginal childbirth, a sweeping new international study from a UVA Health scientist and…
Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, and Shao-bin Wang, PhD, Discover Potential New Way to Prevent Vision Loss
2/22/2023
UVA Health School of Medicine scientists have discovered an unknown contributor to harmful blood vessel growth in the eye that could lead to new treatments for blinding macular degeneration and…
Multiple Sclerosis Discovery Could End Disease’s Chronic Inflammation
2/15/2023
UVA Health neuroscientists have discovered a potential way to disrupt the chronic inflammation responsible for multiple sclerosis. UVA’s new study identifies a vital contributor to the hyperactive autoimmune response and…
Irina M. Bochkis, PhD and Collaborators Discover Key Trigger for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
2/8/2023
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a key trigger for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a mysterious condition that causes fat to build up in the liver for…
UVA Leverages $100 Million Gift to Launch the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology
1/24/2023
The University of Virginia announced plans to launch a biotechnology institute that positions UVA at the very forefront of cutting-edge medicine such as cellular and gene therapies that revolutionize how…
UVA Researchers Solve Mysteries About Leading Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease
1/12/2023
Tau protein is notorious for forming tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders, and for helping to cause cognitive decline associated with those…
