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January 26, 2017 School of Medicine sees huge increase in federal research funding

The School of Medicine’s efforts to improve the human condition through groundbreaking biomedical research have been rewarded with a dramatic…

Includes Press Kit

January 24, 2017 One giant leap against cancer: UVA a lead institution in Cancer Moonshot

The University of Virginia Health System is playing a leading role in the Cancer Moonshot program, which is designed to…

January 18, 2017 UVA slashes opioid use while improving pain scores, study finds

A study of more than 100,000 surgical cases at University of Virginia Health System found patients’ pain scores improved even…

December 19, 2016 Unknown soldiers: UVA discovers powerful defenders of the brain

UVA researchers discover an influential type of immune cell in the membranes around the brain; These cells kick off powerful…

December 14, 2016 Creative approach to exploring genome IDs genes likely responsible for bone strength

In an important step in the battle against osteoporosis , a serious brittle bone disease that affects millions, researchers have…

November 22, 2016 UVA Health System names first Chief Innovation Officer

University of Virginia Health System has named Jeffrey Keller, PhD, as its first Chief Innovation Officer to help turn scientific…

November 3, 2016 Here’s how your body transports zinc to protect your health

Zinc is essential for wound healing, for vision, for DNA creation, for our senses of taste and smell, even for…

November 2, 2016 Carter Immunology Center Marks 25 Years of Changing How We Approach Disease

Researchers at the School of Medicine have developed an experimental vaccine to battle melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer.…

October 27, 2016 UVA experts help write new guidelines for reducing sudden infant death syndrome

Two University of Virginia Health System physicians helped draft new national recommendations for reducing the risk of sudden infant death…

October 6, 2016 Strange ‘chimeras’ defy science’s understanding of human genetics

The human genome is far more complex than thought, with genes functioning in an unexpected fashion that scientists have wrongly…