November 21, 2025 UVA, Military Researchers Seek Better Ways to Identify, Treat Blast-Related Brain Injuries

University of Virginia School of Medicine and Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) researchers will use a federal Department of Defense grant…

November 6, 2025 UVA Discovers Why Alzheimer’s Patients Forget Family, Friends

Important new Alzheimer's insights could lead to ways to prevent patients from losing their "social memory" of friends and loved ones.

October 7, 2025 U.S. News & World Report Names UVA Health Children’s No. 1 Children’s Hospital in Virginia

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

September 4, 2025 UVA to Test if MRI Can Reveal Undetected Brain Injuries in Soldiers

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have received a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to test whether a cutting-edge magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner can identify now-undetectable brain injuries in soldiers exposed to blasts.

July 8, 2025 Boosting Brain Blood Flow to Battle Alzheimer’s

New School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow to the brain to battle Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

July 3, 2025 Newsweek Honors UVA Health University Medical Center Among America’s Best Specialized Hospitals 

Newsweek has named nine specialties at UVA Health University Medical Center and UVA Health Children’s to the national news publication’s 2025 lists of America’s Best Specialized Hospitals and America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.

May 15, 2025 An App to Detect Heart Attacks and Strokes — and Save Lives

A new app being developed at UVA Health and other leading institutions can detect when users are having heart attacks or strokes, speeding care and saving lives.

May 14, 2025 Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Cavernomas

An incision-free technique developed at UVA Health could revolutionize care for harmful brain lesions called cavernomas, early testing suggests.

May 8, 2025 HIV Drugs Offer ‘Substantial’ Alzheimer’s Protection

HIV drugs called NRTIs could prevent up to a million cases of Alzheimer's per year, UVA Health scientists say.

April 14, 2025 Sound Wave Research for Breast Cancer Receives $5.5 Million

Natasha D. Sheybani, PhD, is exploring the potential of focused ultrasound to improve immunotherapy for breast cancer.