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April 29, 2014 Heart failure research offers answers to whom treatment will benefit and why

Important new research from the University of Virginia Health System explains why patients with heart failure do or do not…

April 24, 2014 UVA stroke program honored for quality care

The American Heart Association has recognized the quality and safety of UVA’s stroke care with two awards. UVA received both…

April 22, 2014 Overcoming inhibition: How bacteria build safe havens

To build biofilms -- the slimy plaques bacteria create to better cling to surfaces, cause disease and resist antibiotics --…

April 22, 2014 Virtual bacteria shed light on cystic fibrosis infections

The two species of bacteria are genetically similar – both contagious, both drug resistant, both preying upon people with cystic…

April 14, 2014 UVA chosen for ‘100 Great Hospitals in America’ list

National healthcare publication Becker’s Hospital Review has selected University of Virginia Medical Center to its 2014 listing of “100 Great…

April 10, 2014 Nibbled to death: UVA discovers new way human cells are killed

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers studying a potentially deadly parasitic infection have discovered an unknown ways that human…

April 4, 2014 UVA smashes barrier to growing organs from stem cells

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have overcome one of the greatest challenges in biology and taken…

April 3, 2014 UVA develops new tool to check cells’ “batteries”

Under the microscope, they glow like streetlights, forming tidy rows that follow the striations of muscle tissue. They are mitochondria,…

March 27, 2014 Researchers link gene to stroke risk, find clues to genetics of many diseases

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a key gene variation linked to an increased risk…

March 26, 2014 Major partnership between UVA Health System, Centra to improve kidney care

In a significant step to enhance access and quality of care for Southside Virginia patients, University of Virginia Health System…