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

October 18, 2019 New Organelle Found That Helps Prevent Cancer

Scientists at the School of Medicine have discovered a strange new organelle inside our cells that helps to prevent cancer…

October 7, 2019 UVA Discovers Surprising Contributor to Multiple Sclerosis

The multiple sclerosis discovery suggests new avenues for devising treatments and is a vital step toward finding a cure.

Dave Kashatus stands in front of an erasable wall covered in scientific notes.

September 26, 2019 Pancreatic Cancer Discovery Reveals How the Aggressive Cancer Fuels Its Growth

A new discovery about pancreatic cancer sheds light on how the cancer fuels its growth and may help explain how promising cancer drugs work – and for whom they will fail.

Preeti Chhabra, PhD, and Kenneth Brayman, MD, PhD, discuss a potential way to prevent type 1 diabetes.

September 25, 2019 Potential Way to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes Identified

The same approach that could prevent diabetes may also prove effective for battling autoimmune diseases such as lupus and eczema.

The Virginia Higher Education Opioid Consortium meets to battle the opioid crisis.

September 16, 2019 UVA Leads Statewide, University-Based Coalition to Battle the Opioid Crisis

The School of Medicine is leading a statewide effort to battle the opioid crisis and reduce the number of Virginians…

September 3, 2019 New Initiative Aims to Reduce Cervical Cancer in Southwest Va., Appalachia

UVA Cancer Center is part of a new five-year study seeking to reduce the disproportionately high rates of cervical cancer…

August 22, 2019 Depression, Anxiety Linked to Opioid Use in Women With Breast Cancer

Elderly women battling breast cancer who have anxiety, depression or other mental health conditions are more likely to use opioids…

Loren Erickson leans against a white pillar.

August 20, 2019 The Meat Allergy: UVA IDs Biological Changes Triggered by Tick Bites

A School of Medicine scientist has identified key immunological changes in people who abruptly develop an allergic reaction to mammalian meat, such as beef.

UVA's Melissa Kendall and Elizabeth M. Melson collaborate in the lab.

August 15, 2019 Here’s How E. Coli Knows How to Make You Really Sick

The discovery could one day help doctors prevent the infection from taking hold by allowing E. coli bacteria to pass harmlessly through the body.

Kevin Pelphrey in front of a PowerPoint on autism.

August 12, 2019 UVA Leads Major Effort to Understand Autism Differences in Boys, Girls

The lack of information about autism’s manifestation in girls means many are never diagnosed and miss out on beneficial interventions, UVA's Kevin Pelphrey fears.