Cancer Center Researchers Seek to Harness Wearable Devices to Tailor Medical Treatments
11/1/2023
Your smartwatch could be the key to better, more personalized cancer care, UVA Cancer Center researchers suggest. A team of UVA Health researchers has demonstrated the potential of wearable and…
JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, Co-Authors New Paper About Profound Effects Menopause Can Have on Women’s Lives
10/25/2023
A sweeping new paper on menopause by a UVA Health expert and collaborators highlights the profound and sometimes surprising effects the “change of life” can have on women’s lives, health,…
UVA Scientists Target Dangerous, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
10/10/2023
University of Virginia researchers are working to outrace two dangerous germs known for quickly developing resistance to new antibiotics – and the scientists’ efforts could help us better combat antibiotic…
10/10/2023
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered new insights into how African-American and Hispanic-American people’s genes influence their ability to use Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids for good…
10/3/2023
UVA Health researchers have developed a powerful new tool to understand how medications affect men and women differently, and that will help lead to safer, more effective drugs in the…
10/3/2023
An international team of scientists has identified nearly a dozen genes that contribute to calcium buildup in our coronary arteries that can lead to life-threatening coronary artery disease, a condition…
Chemotherapy Drug Could Prevent Deadly Heart Failure
9/19/2023
A chemotherapy drug used to fight bone-marrow cancer also has the potential to treat and prevent potentially deadly heart failure, a powerful new drug-screening tool developed at UVA Health suggests. The…
David Schiff, MD, Highlights Promising New Drug for Brain Tumor
8/23/2023
A top UVA Health cancer expert is highlighting how a new drug could transform how doctors treat a brain tumor that typically strikes younger people. David Schiff, MD, the Harrison…
