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January 20, 2023 UVA Leverages $100 Million Gift to Launch the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology to Transform Healthcare

The institute positions UVA at the forefront of cutting-edge, next-generation medicine and will ensure no Virginian needs to leave the state for even the most complex care.

January 12, 2023 UVA Solves Mysteries about Leading Biomarker for Alzheimer’s

Scientists may be able to leverage the findings to develop new Alzheimer’s treatments and detect the disease much earlier, before symptoms develop.

October 17, 2022 Discovery Holds Key to Boosting Brain’s Ability to Fight Alzheimer’s, MS

The discovery of a "master controller" for the brain's immune response could let doctors supercharge the body’s ability to fight a spectrum of devastating neurological diseases.

September 22, 2022 Unhealthy Gut Helps Breast Cancer Spread, Research Reveals

An unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that helps breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research shows.

August 30, 2022 Gut Discovery Could Have Big Benefits for Human Health

A new discovery about how the microbes in our gut regulate the body’s biological clock could benefit everything from jet lag to chemo.

July 27, 2022 Gene That Causes Deadliest Brain Tumor Also Causes Childhood Cancer

A gene that UVA Health researchers discovered is responsible for the deadliest brain tumor also causes two forms of childhood cancer.

July 14, 2022 Loss of Male Sex Chromosome With Age Leads to Earlier Death for Men

The loss of the male sex chromosome as many men age can lead to deadly heart failure, a study finds. But a treatment may already be available.

June 22, 2022 UVA Health Receives National Awards for Support of LGBTQ+ Patients, Team Members

Three UVA Health hospitals have earned the LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader award from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for their…

June 14, 2022 UVA Children’s Honored as No. 1 Children’s Hospital in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report

UVA Children’s, part of UVA Health, has been named the No. 1 children’s hospital in Virginia for the second consecutive…

March 14, 2022 Weight Loss Won’t Help Pregnancy Chances, Study Finds

Women who are obese and struggling to become pregnant are often advised to lose weight, but a new study finds no fertility benefits from weight loss.