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

January 20, 2014 Exercise during pregnancy can benefit child’s lifelong health

Exercising during pregnancy can help protect the unborn child from diabetes and other health problems in later life, new research…

September 26, 2013 Moms breastfeed longer if they share a bed with baby, study finds

Mothers who bedshare – sleep in the same bed with their infants – tend to breastfeed longer, new research suggests.…

September 24, 2013 New benefit of exercise discovered

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an important new benefit of exercise: It increases the…

August 21, 2013 Needlestick law saving up to $415 million yearly

A federal law intended to protect healthcare workers from needlestick injuries has slashed the number of such injuries by more…

August 15, 2013 Results published in pioneering trial of focused ultrasound for essential tremor

The pioneering findings of the University of Virginia Health System’s trial of a scalpel-free form of brain surgery for reducing…

August 13, 2013 A ‘magnetic crystal ball’ for coronary artery disease

An imaging test commonly used to diagnose coronary artery disease has an untapped potential to predict which patients with the…

August 7, 2013 A way to reverse the suffering of diabetic nerve pain?

For people with diabetes who suffer from peripheral neuropathy, a gentle touch can be agony. A warm shower can be…

June 3, 2013 Stem cells show promise for treating diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness

Stem cells derived from body fat show great potential for treating and possibly even reversing the effects of diabetic retinopathy,…

May 28, 2013 Dying cells essential to muscle development and repair, researchers discover

Dying cells play an unexpected and vital role in the creation of muscle fibers, researchers at the University of Virginia…

May 22, 2013 Possible ‘master switch’ found in deadly brain cancer

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a promising target for treating glioblastoma , one that…