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August 17, 2017 Antibiotics Found to Weaken Body’s Ability to Fight Off Disease

Adding another reason for doctors to avoid the overuse of antibiotics, new research shows that a reduction in the variety…

July 19, 2017 Indestructible Virus Yields Secret to Creating Incredibly Durable Materials

It’s like the Superman of viruses, astonishingly tough and able to survive in an environment that would dissolve flesh and…

July 12, 2017 Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children

Infants born with a high birthweight are more likely to become obese children, a new study from the UVA Children's…

June 28, 2017 NIH Awards $8.6 Million for Bold Bid to Transform Lung Transplants

Researchers at the School of Medicine have received more than $8.6 million in federal grants to support efforts that could…

May 23, 2017 Precision Medicine Collides With A Clock Mystery From 1665

An odd phenomenon observed in 1665 explains how the body knows when to replace disease-preventing cells in our guts. The…

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…

March 7, 2017 Probiotic in Yogurt Reverses Depression

Lactobacillus – a probiotic bacteria found in yogurt – can reverse depression symptoms and anxiety in mice, UVA researchers have…

February 9, 2017 UVA Health System’s Petri named Virginia Outstanding Scientist

The University of Virginia Health System’s  William A. Petri Jr., MD, PhD , was named one of Virginia’s Outstanding Scientists.…

February 7, 2017 Final artificial pancreas clinical trials now open

Clinical trials are now enrolling to provide the final tests for a University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas to automatically monitor…

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…