November 12, 2024 Early Nerve Tumor Treatment Prevents Problems, Study Finds

Surprising findings are set to change how nerve tumors called vestibular schwannomas are managed.

October 8, 2024 UVA Health Children’s Named No. 1 Children’s Hospital in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report has named UVA Health Children’s, part of UVA Health, the No. 1 children’s hospital in Virginia for the fourth consecutive year.

October 7, 2024 Newsweek Ranks UVA Health University Medical Center Among America’s Best Specialized Hospitals

Seven specialties at UVA Health University Medical Center and UVA Health Children’s are ranked No. 1 in Virginia and among the top 50 nationally by national news publication Newsweek.

July 23, 2024 Brain Discovery May Catch Alzheimer’s, Epilepsy In Its Nets

Mysterious net-like structures that surround select neurons in the brain may be the key for better understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia and other neurological disorders, new research suggests.

July 17, 2024 UVA Health Opens Comprehensive Parkinson’s Disease Clinic

UVA Health is opening a comprehensive Parkinson’s disease clinic that brings together a multidisciplinary team to offer the full range of treatment options, including a groundbreaking treatment pioneered at UVA.

July 12, 2024 UVA Health, The Haven Partner to Improve Opioid-Use Disorder Care

UVA Health and The Haven – a multi-resource day shelter and housing resource center in Charlottesville – are partnering to provide opioid-use disorder care for unhoused members of the community.

April 19, 2024 Renowned Parkinson’s Disease Expert to lead UVA’s Department of Neurology

Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD, is a distinguished leader, clinician, educator and scientist.

February 15, 2024 UVA School of Medicine Earns Major Increase in Federal Research Funding

The School of Medicine’s work developing lifesaving treatments through innovative biomedical research has been recognized with a large increase in National Institutes of Health funding, according to a new report.

December 18, 2023 Alzheimer’s Discovery Reveals Dire Effect of Toxic Tau Protein

Researchers have discovered how harmful tau proteins damage the essential operating instructions for our brain cells, a finding which could lead to new treatments. 

December 6, 2023 Repeated Blast Exposures May Harm the Brain Health of Military Personnel 

The brains of special warfare community personnel repeatedly exposed to blasts show increased inflammation and structural changes compared with a control group, potentially increasing the risk of long-term, brain-related disease, according to a new study.