UVA Aims to Improve Support for Near-Death Experiencers
10/7/2025
Near-death experiences can have lasting, life-changing effects, and new University of Virginia School of Medicine research sheds light on the types of counseling and support that can best help people…
UVA’s Manning Institute Reaches Major Construction Milestone: Final Steal Beam Placed
10/7/2025
The University of Virginia celebrated a key milestone on October 6, in the construction of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology’s 350,000-square-foot facility at Fontaine Research Park with…
Discovery Suggests How Immune Cells May Drive Alzheimer’s, Neurological Diseases
9/23/2025
New University of Virginia School of Medicine research has revealed how and why ailing immune cells called microglia may be contributing to Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders.…
Menopause Drug Reduces Hot Flashes by More Than 70% in International Clinical Trial
9/16/2025
The investigational drug elinzanetant significantly reduces hot flashes and night sweats for post-menopausal women, a large, international clinical trial has found. The OASIS-3 trial enrolled more than 600 postmenopausal women,…
James Stone, MD, PhD, Leads Research to Test if MRI Can Reveal Undetected Brain Injuries in Soldiers
9/9/2025
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have received a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to test whether a cutting-edge magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner can…
How AI Will Transform Mental Health Support for Breast Cancer Patients
8/25/2025
From virtual counselors that can hear depression creeping into a person’s voice to smart watches that can detect stress, artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize mental health care for patients…
UVA Researchers Awarded $13 Million to Lead National Study to Battle Leukemia
8/25/2025
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Thomas P. Loughran Jr., MD, and Professors of Medicine/Hematology and Oncology Charles Chalfant, PhD, and David Feith, PhD, have been awarded a new five-year, $13…
UVA Health University Medical Center Earns National, State Breastfeeding Awards
8/20/2025
UVA Health University Medical Center has earned national and state awards for supporting breastfeeding parents. The medical center, which is home to UVA Health Children’s, has been redesignated as a…
