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January 20, 2011 Researchers uncover gene’s role in severity of drinking

New research from the University of Virginia Health System could help explain why some alcoholics are more severe drinkers than…

January 20, 2011 Study reveals long-lasting airway blockages even in medicated asthma patients

Scientists now are able to get a much clearer picture of what happens inside the lungs of asthma patients, thanks…

January 20, 2011 Diaper distribution program receives grant from Dave Matthews Band charitable fund

Helping pediatric patients doesn't stop at giving check-ups and dispensing prescriptions for Dr. Diane Pappas, pediatrician and director of child…

January 19, 2011 Fourth-year medical student Jason Franasiak to receive 2009 AMA Foundation Leadership Award

Jason Franasiak, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Virginia, has been selected to receive a 2009 American Medical…

January 19, 2011 UVA opens state-of-the-art operating room for heart patients

  The University of Virginia Health System has opened a state-of-the-art operating room for heart patients. Called a hybrid OR…

January 19, 2011 Ethics is focus of summer institute at School of Medicine

During the past three summers, undergraduate students and recent graduates of the University of Virginia have participated in a unique…

January 18, 2011 Study indicates new protein may reverse neurodegenerative diseases

An investigational protein that  transformed normal laboratory mice into super-jocks holds great promise in developing new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases…

January 17, 2011 UVA offers innovative device for patients on supplemental oxygen therapy

Nearly one million Americans today require 24/7 supplemental oxygen therapy to help them breathe. Ruth McCoy, a former respiratory therapist…

January 17, 2011 Lifestyle intervention program improves mind, body and wallet

Workers with diabetes and obesity improved their absenteeism and disability rate by as much as 87 percent with the help…

January 17, 2011 Common genes tied to alcohol, cocaine addictions

For decades, finding clues to substance addiction has been much like searching for a needle in a haystack.  But researchers…