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September 17, 2018 UVA Identifies Brain’s Lymphatic Vessels as New Avenue to Treat Multiple Sclerosis

Lymphatic vessels that clean the brain of harmful material play a crucial role in the development and progression of multiple…

September 4, 2018 Kids and Concussions: UVA Physician Helps Craft New CDC Treatment Guideline

A University of Virginia Health System emergency medicine physician helped develop new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) treatment…

August 23, 2018 New Technique Lets Us See Brain Cells Talk, Shedding Light on Neurological Diseases

Scientists have developed a way to see brain cells talk – to actually see neurons communicate in bright, vivid color.…

August 14, 2018 U.S. News & World Report: UVA is No. 1 Hospital in Virginia

For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked University of Virginia Medical Center as the No.…

July 25, 2018 Brain Discovery Could Block Aging’s Terrible Toll on the Mind

Aging vessels connecting the brain and the immune system play critical roles in both Alzheimer’s disease and the decline in…

July 17, 2018 Autism Risk Determined By Health of Mom’s Microbiome, UVA Finds

• The mother’s microbiome, the collection of microscopic organisms that live inside us, determines the risk of autism and other…

July 6, 2018 UVA Develops Way to Create Drugs Without Side Effects

A new technique for precisely targeting molecules within cells is paving the way for safer drugs that are free of…

June 14, 2018 Tick-Borne Meat Sensitivity Linked to Heart Disease

School of Medicine researchers have linked sensitivity to an allergen in red meat – a sensitivity spread by tick bites…

April 22, 2018 How a Cancer-Causing Virus Clings to Human DNA Like a Bur to a Sock

Using a homemade, high-tech microscope, scientists at the School of Medicine have revealed how a cancer-causing virus anchors itself to…

April 11, 2018 This Could Let Doctors Customize Brain’s Immune Response to Diseases

The University of Virginia neuroscience lab that discovered that the brain connects directly to the immune system now has found…