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

July 13, 2016 Shocking new role found for the immune system: Controlling social interaction

Researchers determine that the immune system affects – and even controls – social behavior. Blocking a single type of immune…

June 30, 2016 UVA pioneering use of electronic tablets to speed stroke care

A clinical trial testing mobile videoconferencing as a means for physicians to diagnose stroke patients while they’re being transported to…

June 29, 2016 ‘Bad guy’ cells blamed in asthma, allergies prove life-saving in deadly C. difficile

Surprising discovery points to way to prevent life-threatening consequences of C. difficile infections C. diff kills one in seven infected…

June 16, 2016 Amid terrorism fears, promising leads in hunt for radiation antidote

School of Medicine researchers have identified promising drugs that could lead to the first antidote for radiation exposure that might…

May 26, 2016 Watch a smartphone’s wild ride through a hospital’s pneumatic tube system

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have investigated a strange mystery involving blood samples by sending a smartphone…

May 17, 2016 Gene helps prevent heart attack, stroke — and may offer way to block effects of aging

Findings in a nutshell: Gene thought active only in embryos and permanently silenced in adults is actually critical in preventing…

April 12, 2016 Milestone reached in development of new male contraceptive

Researchers studying strategies to develop a non-hormonal approach to male contraception have reached an important milestone in their work, discovering…

March 28, 2016 Kidney disease: Report charts mammoth problem for the United States

A sweeping new report assessing chronic kidney disease in the United States offers startling statistics about a condition that affects…

March 18, 2016 Leading cause of stroke in young going untreated — and it shouldn’t, study finds

Ateriovenous malformations , the most common cause of strokes in children and young adults, are sometimes left untreated, but a…

March 18, 2016 New blood test at UVA better monitors diabetes over time

A new, more precise version of the A1C test, which is used to monitor diabetes over time, is now being…