Scientists Reveal How Ketogenic Diet Protects Against Seizures When Drugs Fail
1/20/2026
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed how the popular, low-carb ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizures and possibly neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Keto, as…
Chronic Kidney Disease Poisons Patients’ Hearts, Scientists Discover
1/20/2026
Scientists have discovered an answer to the longstanding mystery of why more than half of patients with chronic kidney disease ultimately die of cardiovascular problems: Their kidneys produce a substance…
Becker’s Names UVA Health University Medical Center to ‘100 Great Hospitals in America’ List
1/12/2026
UVA Health University Medical Center has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of “100 great hospitals in America.” In its introduction to the list, the national healthcare publication said…
New Model Fails to Explain Near-Death Experiences, Scientists Say
1/12/2026
An ambitious effort to create a neurophysiological paradigm to explain near-death experiences has failed to capture many fascinating and often perplexing aspects of people’s brushes with death, top University of…
Victoria’s Secret Grant Backs Cutting-Edge Ovarian Cancer Research
1/7/2026
Promising ovarian cancer research by Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, at the University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center has won $700,000 in support from the Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers…
Common Brain Parasite Can Infect Your Immune Cells; Here’s Why That’s OK
1/7/2026
The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health research reveals how our bodies keep it…
Expanded UVA Medical Park Zion Crossroads Opens
12/16/2025
To increase access to primary and specialty care for Central Virginia residents, an expanded UVA Medical Park Zion Crossroads has opened, bringing an estimated 50,000 additional appointment slots annually. “We want to…
Scientists ID Potential Way to Prevent Brain Injuries From Triggering Alzheimer’s
12/16/2025
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have uncovered how and why traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, and their work suggests a potential way to…
