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

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…

May 20, 2013 Thomas P. Loughran Jr., MD, appointed director of UVA Cancer Center

Thomas P. Loughran, Jr., MD, will become director of the University of Virginia Cancer Center , F. Palmer Weber-Smithfield Foods…

May 8, 2013 ‘Roadmap’ of human metabolism offers new understanding of cancer, obesity, more

An international consortium of researchers has created the largest computer model of human metabolism to date, an astonishingly detailed roadmap…

April 29, 2013 Scalpel-free brain surgery produces positive results in essential tremor trial

A preliminary clinical trial of a scalpel-free form of brain surgery that uses sound waves to treat essential tremor –…

April 10, 2013 New antibiotic targets potentially deadly gut infections

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a promising new antibiotic to treat potentially deadly gastrointestinal…

April 8, 2013 Protecting the heart: A better way to treat breast cancer

A painless breath-holding technique offered at the University of Virginia Health System is sparing women heart damage associated with radiation…

April 1, 2013 Bias in the courtroom: Impartial experts not so impartial, study finds

Forensic psychologists and psychiatrists are ethically bound to be impartial, to look only at the evidence before them, when performing…

March 29, 2013 Protein structure discovery could lead to better treatments for HIV, early aging

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined the molecular structure of a protein whose mutations have…

January 24, 2013 Researchers evaluating drug-free diabetes management

With the help of a simple lifestyle modification program, can people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes manage their condition…

January 22, 2013 Discovery offers unprecedented look at regulation of gene expression

A groundbreaking new technique developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is allowing scientists to examine histone modifications…