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

December 3, 2020 Baby’s First Breath Triggers Life-Saving Changes in the Brain

Here's how something amazing happens when a baby takes a first breath. The discovery could shed light on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

December 1, 2020 Free COVID-19 Testing Available Dec. 5-6

Priority for the COVID-19 testing will be given to employees of Albemarle County Public Schools, Charlottesville City Schools and the University of Virginia.

November 23, 2020 Targeting Calcium Overload Could Improve Stroke Outcomes

Excessive calcium contributes to harmful inflammation in ischemic stroke, and targeting it may provide doctors with a new way to improve patient outcomes.

November 20, 2020 Breast Cancer Discovery Could Help Stop Disease’s Deadly Spread

UVA researchers have identified a gene responsible for the spread of triple-negative breast cancer to other parts of the body – and developed a potential way to stop it.

November 16, 2020 STAT Honors ‘Wunderkind’ for Pioneering Work on Focused Ultrasound, Cancer

Health news site STAT has named Natasha Sheybani, PhD, a "wunderkind" -- one of the next generation of scientific superstars -- for her cancer work at UVA.

November 13, 2020 Antidepressant May Prevent Severe COVID-19, Clinical Trial Finds

The antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening and may help keep patients out of the hospital, a trial based on research from the School of Medicine suggests.

Alban Gaultier wears a white coat while sitting at a lab bench.

November 13, 2020 Promising MS Drug Could Worsen Disease, Research Suggests

The drug has not yet made it to human trials for multiple sclerosis, but UVA scientists are warning their fellow researchers to proceed cautiously.

Amanda Ward and Lukas Tamm pose in the lab.

November 6, 2020 UVA Unveils How HIV Begins to Invade Our Cells

UVA scientists have developed a new method that will boost efforts to prevent viral infections such as HIV and COVID-19.

October 26, 2020 Cancer’s Dangerous Renovations to Our Chromosomes Revealed

Cancer remodels the architecture of our chromosomes so the disease can take hold and spread, UVA researchers have revealed.

October 22, 2020 COVID-19: Dexamethasone Discovery Carries Treatment Implications

A new discovery about COVID-19 drug dexamethasone suggests diabetes and other factors may reduce its potentially lifesaving effectiveness.