May 18, 2017
Platelet Discovery Could Benefit Preemies
The emergency call issued by the American Red Cross earlier this year was of a sort all too common: Platelet…
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May 11, 2017
UVA, Inova Award Research Seed Funding Grants to Joint Research Teams
The Inova Health System (Inova) and the University of Virginia (UVA) announced today that they have awarded $450,000 to nine…
April 28, 2017
Artificial Pancreas Benefits Young Children, Trial Shows
A pilot study among young children with Type 1 diabetes found that a University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas helped study…
April 26, 2017
New Approach Speeds Cancer Research Dramatically
A new technique developed at the School of Medicine will let a single cancer research lab do the work of…
April 26, 2017
UVA’s Excellence in Cancer Nets $15 Million Grant
University of Virginia Cancer Center has again been honored as one of just 69 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers for…
April 18, 2017
Why is a UVA Research Study Replacing People’s Cigarettes?
The University of Virginia Health System is conducting a research study to determine if exercise and reduced-nicotine cigarettes can ease…
April 13, 2017
UVA Finds Way to View Genes in Live Cells
For Mazhar Adli, the little glowing dots dancing about on the computer screen are nothing less than the fulfillment of…
April 10, 2017
New Tool Set to Answer Longstanding Breast Reconstruction Questions
Researchers at the School of Medicine and the School of Engineering & Applied Science have developed an innovative new way…
March 30, 2017
Metabolic Crystal Ball Can Predict Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
A metabolic crystal ball developed by a School of Medicine doctor and his research partner at the University of Florida…
March 24, 2017
Safe Medication Disposal: Blue Ridge Poison Center Offers Important Tips
In 2015, nearly 57 percent of all poison exposure cases nationwide involved prescription or over-the-counter medicines. As such, it's important…