Adam N. Goldfarb, MD Discovery Could Power Up Platelet Production On Demand
9/22/2022
A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let doctors ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets on demand, a timely finding following the Red Cross’ declaration…
Melanie R. Rutkowski, PhD Research Reveals How Unhealthy Gut Helps Breast Cancer Spread
9/22/2022
An unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that help breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research from UVA Cancer Center reveals. The gut microbiome…
Christopher K. Kramer, MD Discovers New Way to Track Peripheral Artery Disease
9/15/2022
Cardiovascular experts at UVA School of Medicine have found a new way to track peripheral artery disease (PAD), a serious medical condition involving atherosclerosis in the leg arteries that affects…
9/15/2022
The Leducq Foundation has awarded $15 million to researchers at UVA School of Medicine and their collaborators to advance our understanding of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, and find…
Jennifer Payne, MD, Defines Premenstrual Mood Swings and Anxiety as Global Health Issue
9/8/2022
Premenstrual mood swings and anxiety are so common – experienced by more than 64% of women – that they represent a “key public health issue globally,” according to a new…
8/25/2022
A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shed light on how our digestive tract, lungs and liver form, and that finding could have important implications…
This UVA Pediatrician Can Predict Your Stroke Risk
8/17/2020
Doctors can predict patients’ risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a conglomeration of conditions that includes high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels and excess…
