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

Irina Bochkis, PhD, has made a discovery that might let us cure or prevent diabetes, fatty liver disease and other metabolic diseases -- and possibly reverse aging itself.

May 29, 2018 We Might Reverse Aging By Smoothing Wrinkles Inside Our Cells, Study Suggests

A new discovery about the effects of aging in our cells could allow doctors to cure or prevent diabetes, fatty…

An illustration of architecture from the submicroscopic world, created with knowledge gleaned through X-ray crystallography.

May 22, 2018 A New Guide for Explorers of the Submicroscopic World Inside Us

Researchers from the School of Medicine have established new guidelines for scientists mapping out the body molecule by molecule to…

May 7, 2018 Pioneering New 3D Cancer Model to Speed New Treatments

A scientist at the School of Medicine, working with local biotech company HemoShear Therapeutics, has created a 3D cancer model…

April 24, 2018 Thoracic Surgery Recovery Program Benefits Patients, Slashes Opioid Use

A special recovery program for thoracic surgery patients developed and implemented at the University of Virginia Health System is getting…

M. Mitchell Smith (from left), Margaret Grant and Dean H. Kedes have used this microscope Smith built to reveal how a cancer-causing virus clings to our DNA.

April 22, 2018 How a Cancer-Causing Virus Clings to Human DNA Like a Bur to a Sock

Using a homemade, high-tech microscope, scientists at the School of Medicine have revealed how a cancer-causing virus anchors itself to…

April 20, 2018 Pediatric Oncologist Honored on Top 10 List of Clinical Research Achievements

A School of Medicine researcher’s pioneering work in childhood cancer has been honored as one of the top 10 clinical…

A natural gene variation can affect women's fat distribution -- and increase their risk of diabetes, UVA has found.

April 17, 2018 Gene Affects How Some Women Store Fat – And Ups Their Diabetes Risk

A naturally occurring version of the gene KLF14 affects some women's body fat distribution and puts them at significantly higher…

A UVA study has revealed how a natural gene variation can prevent people's bodies from removing excess salt.

April 12, 2018 Why Is My Blood Pressure Sensitive to Salt? This Gene May Explain Why

Researchers at the School of Medicine and George Washington University School of Medicine have discovered how a gene variant found…

April 11, 2018 This Could Let Doctors Customize Brain’s Immune Response to Diseases

The University of Virginia neuroscience lab that discovered that the brain connects directly to the immune system now has found…

April 2, 2018 Infant Death Study Reveals Unsafe Sleep Practices Among Babysitters, Relatives, Others

Babies who died in their sleep while being watched by someone other than parents often had been placed in unsafe…