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

April 15, 2020 COVID-19: Exercise May Help Prevent Deadly Complication

Researcher Zhen Yan, PhD, is urging people to exercise based on his COVID-19 findings, which also suggest a potential treatment approach.

April 8, 2020 Brain Discovery Suggests Source of Lifelong Behavioral Issues

The brain finding also could have important implications for a wide range of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Members of the research team pose in a lab.

March 30, 2020 UVA Finds Way to Improve Cancer Outcomes By Examining Patients’ Genes

Rsearchers have identified inherited variations in our genes that will help doctors select the best way to treat a patient's cancer.

Steven Zeichner looks purposeful in his lab.

March 19, 2020 How COVID-19 Affects Children Vital to Slowing Pandemic, Doctors Say

It is critical to understand how COVID-19 affects children to limit its spread and ensure the youngest patients get the care they need, doctors are warning.

Ann Kellams holds a yellow folder in a hallway outside patient rooms.

March 11, 2020 Breastfeeding Guide Aims to Help Docs Ease Moms Through Tough 1st Week

The guide also seeks to address gaps in knowledge and support created in previous decades when breastfeeding was far less common.

March 9, 2020 UVA Discovers Why Obesity Causes High Blood Pressure

Researchers have determined precisely how obesity causes high blood pressure and identified potential ways of treating that form of high blood pressure.

February 27, 2020 Study Reveals How Green Space Can Reduce Violent Crime

The researchers dentified several patterns that can help inform public policy, guide urban design and promote neighborhoods that are safe and low in crime.

Claude Moore Education Building at night

February 17, 2020 School of Medicine Sees Record Funding From NIH

The funding backs the School of Medicine's ambitious research effort to pioneer treatments and cures while helping doctors understand and prevent disease.

Ying Jiang and Hui Zong collaborate in the lab.

February 14, 2020 Brain Tumor Discovery May Unlock New Treatments for Many Cancers

A supposedly simple childhood cancer proves unexpectedly sophisticated -- and that discovery may open the door to new treatments for many cancers.

February 11, 2020 Majority of New Moms Don’t Follow Safe Sleep Practices, Study Finds

“This is important information that means we may need to re-think how we approach our conversations with families about safe sleep,” UVA pediatrician Ann Kellams said.