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April 23, 2019 Soft Bedding Poses Grave Danger to Sleeping Babies, Study Shows

Almost 70% of babies who died from sleep-related suffocation between 2011 and 2014 did so because of soft bedding, a…

Researchers Mahmoud Saleh (left) and William A. Petri Jr. have shed light on why C. difficile infections are so dangerous.

April 22, 2019 Revealed: The Secret Superpower That Makes C. Difficile So Deadly

A new discovery about dangerous C. difficile diarrhea has identified a new way that the bacteria – and possibly others…

An atomic model for the microbial nanowires that conduct electricity is in the foreground, while two bacteria are seen in the electron micrograph in the background, surrounded by the nanowires.

April 15, 2019 Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Yield Secret to Tiny Batteries, Big Medical Advances

Scientists have made a surprising discovery about how strange bacteria that live in soil and sediment can conduct electricity. The…

Francine Garrett-Bakelman, MD, PhD, is a cancer doctor and researcher at UVA. She worked with NASA on the twins study.

April 11, 2019 Over the Moon: A UVA Doctor Reflects on Her Work With NASA

On March 3, 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly came home from a yearlong stay on the International Space Station, and…

Second-year graduate student Mateusz Czub and undergraduate chemistry student Barat Venkataramany analyze a testosterone binding site and discuss the possible medical implications of their finding with Wladek Minor, PhD.

March 27, 2019 Testosterone Discovery May Explain Low Levels in Men With Diabetes

Scientists have mapped out how the body transports testosterone, and their surprising findings may explain low testosterone levels seen in…

March 26, 2019 Pamela Sutton-Wallace Named to Top 25 Women Leaders List by Modern Healthcare

Modern Healthcare, a leading national healthcare publication, has named Pamela M. Sutton-Wallace, chief executive officer of University of Virginia Medical…

March 20, 2019 ‘Protect Your Prescription’ During National Poison Prevention Week

The Blue Ridge Poison Center (BRPC) at the University of Virginia Health System is commemorating National Poison Prevention Week from…

Researchers Gary K. Owens and Molly R. Kelly-Goss work in the lab to understand angiogenesis, the formation of blood vessels.

March 12, 2019 Found: The Missing Ingredient to Grow Blood Vessels

Researchers have discovered an ingredient vital for proper blood vessel formation that explains why numerous promising treatments have failed.

Researchers Ting-Ting Du, PhD, (left) and Jung-Bum Shin, PhD, have identified a potential contributor to age-related hearing loss.

March 11, 2019 New Contributor to Age-Related Hearing Loss Identified

Researchers at the School of Medicine have discovered a new potential contributor to age-related hearing loss, a finding that could…

Team members of the integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia.

March 5, 2019 NIH Provides $23 Million for Statewide Translational Research Institute

The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has been awarded a five-year grant of nearly $23 million from…