February 2, 2011 Dr. R. Ariel Gomez Earns Prestigious MERIT Award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

University of Virginia Professor of Pediatrics and Biology R. Ariel Gomez, M.D., has been awarded the prestigious Method to Extend…

February 2, 2011 Medication Proves a Promising Treatment in the Battle Against Alcohol Dependence

Researchers at the University of Virginia have led a multisite clinical trial showing that the drug topiramate is significantly more…

February 2, 2011 UVa Physicians Lead Research On the Next Generation of Heart Surgeries

The University of Virginia Health System is one of seven medical centers in the United States and Canada that have…

February 2, 2011 UVa Researcher Defends Against E. Coli’s Deadly Kidney Punch

Many Americans are familiar with the E. coli bacterium. Tales of tainted spinach and recalled hamburger sending hundreds of people…

February 1, 2011 UVA RESEARCHERS KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW OUR CELLS RESPOND TO UV RAYS THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE

It's well known that overexposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun can cause major skin problems, ranging from skin cancer…

February 1, 2011 UVa Study Expected to Accelerate Development of New Therapies For Hearing and Balance Deficiencies that Impair Millions Worldwide

Birds, fish and amphibians can do something that humans and other mammals generally cannot: re-grow damaged or lost inner ear…

February 1, 2011 UVA Transplant Surgeon Becomes President of UNOS During a Time of Far-Reaching Policy Change

Dr. Timothy L. Pruett of the University of Virginia Health System jokingly recalls a pivotal point in his life. Aptitude…

February 1, 2011 “Project Comfort” Brings Comforts of Home to UVa Patients, Families

The aromas of shampoo and soap filled the halls of the University of Virginia Health System last week, as nurses…

February 1, 2011 UVa Awards Nursing Scholarships to Help Address Shortage

The numbers are daunting. By 2015, the United States will need more than 1.2 million new and replacement nurses to…

February 1, 2011 UVa Scientists Discover New Human Protein Offering Clue To Immune Infertility in Men and Women

Most of us have never heard of immune infertility, yet it prevents many prospective parents from conceiving. Immune infertility is…