Joshua Barney

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Deputy Public Information Officer

Josh primarily covers research and the School of Medicine. He previously worked at The Daily Progress newspaper in Charlottesville, Va., first as a reporter and then as an editor. He is a graduate of UVA.

Email | jdb9a@virginia.edu

Phone | 434.906.8864

Coverage Areas | Medical research, UVA School of Medicine

Posts by Joshua Barney

Jeff Elias, MD, pioneered the use of focused ultrasound for the treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease.

May 10, 2023 Focused Ultrasound Trial Finds Promise for Parkinson’s Patients

The findings of a major international trial to test a high-tech, scalpel-free approach to treating movement problems caused by Parkinson’s disease have been published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.

Portrait of Ukpong B. Eyo, PhD, and Edward Perez-Reyes, PhD

May 4, 2023 New Insights Into Seizures Advance Efforts to Develop Better Treatments

New insights into how the brain responds to seizures could facilitate the development of much-needed treatments for the third of patients who don’t respond to existing options.

April 17, 2023 UVA Launches Ambitious Effort to Reduce Health Disparities

The new Center for Health Equity and Precision Public Health aims to improve the health and well-being of rural residents, the economically challenged and minority groups across Virginia and beyond.

April 10, 2023 UVA Discovers Gene That Shapes Heart Attack Risk

The discovery advances our understanding of a wide range of serious health conditions and moves us closer to new treatments.

April 3, 2023 Mosquito Saliva Can Weaken Our Defenses Against Deadly Dengue

A new discovery helps explain why dengue viruses are so easily transmitted and could lead to new ways to prevent infection.

March 21, 2023 UVA Discovery Makes Elite 8 in STAT Madness

A UVA Health discovery that could help us better treat Alzheimer’s disease has fought its way to the Elite 8 in STAT Madness, an online competition to crown 2022’s biggest biomedical advancement.

Illustration depicting esophageal cancer

March 21, 2023 Troubling Disparities Found in Esophageal Cancer Outcomes

Lower-income people are much less likely to receive a potentially lifesaving treatment for the fastest-increasing type of esophageal cancer – and more likely to die.

Headshots of John Lukens and Kenneth Walsh

March 15, 2023 2 UVA Discoveries Advance to Sweet 16 in STAT Madness

The online competition seeks to crown 2022's biggest biomedical advance. Your vote could decide the winner!

An artist's rendering of the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19.

March 13, 2023 COVID-19 Discovery Could Protect High-Risk Patients

New research could prevent runaway inflammation and dangerous blood sugar spikes in COVID-19 patients with obesity or diabetes.

March 9, 2023 $3 Million Grant to Help Children Live Healthier Lives

The grant backs an ambitious effort to understand how early gut development can profoundly shape children’s health throughout life.