April 26, 2017
New Approach Speeds Cancer Research Dramatically
A new technique developed at the School of Medicine will let a single cancer research lab do the work of…
Joshua Barney
Posts by Joshua Barney
April 26, 2017
Pioneering Research Earns Student Prestigious Howard Hughes Fellowship
A promising medical student’s exploration of unknown territory within the central nervous system has received a major boost from the…
April 20, 2017
Focused Ultrasound Named a Top Research Achievement of 2016
The University of Virginia Health System’s pioneering use of focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder,…
April 18, 2017
Why is a UVA Research Study Replacing People’s Cigarettes?
The University of Virginia Health System is conducting a research study to determine if exercise and reduced-nicotine cigarettes can ease…
April 13, 2017
UVA Finds Way to View Genes in Live Cells
For Mazhar Adli, the little glowing dots dancing about on the computer screen are nothing less than the fulfillment of…
April 10, 2017
New Tool Set to Answer Longstanding Breast Reconstruction Questions
Researchers at the School of Medicine and the School of Engineering & Applied Science have developed an innovative new way…
March 30, 2017
Metabolic Crystal Ball Can Predict Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
A metabolic crystal ball developed by a School of Medicine doctor and his research partner at the University of Florida…
March 23, 2017
UVA Discovers ANOTHER Immune System Link Science Said Didn’t Exist
The School of Medicine has again shown that a part of the body thought to be disconnected from the immune…
March 22, 2017
UVA Tests Online Program to Help People With HIV Live Longer, Healthier Lives
Researchers at the School of Medicine are hoping that the power of the internet – and compelling personal experiences –…
March 7, 2017
Probiotic in Yogurt Reverses Depression
Lactobacillus – a probiotic bacteria found in yogurt – can reverse depression symptoms and anxiety in mice, UVA researchers have…