January 13, 2011 Health System scientists find faster, cheaper way to investigate how particular genes suppress or cause cancer

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have found a new way to study how genes function in living…

January 13, 2011 Low level light therapy shows promise for improving neuronal function in Parkinson’s Disease patients, say researchers

Low level light therapy (LLLT) holds potential for improving neuronal cell function in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD), according to…

January 13, 2011 Brian P. Helmke, PhD, receives Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award

One of the greatest risks for critically ill children on a ventilator is the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The…

January 13, 2011 UVA nurse and others team up to help rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Rape is among the worst ravages of war, and right now it is an epidemic in the Democratic Republic of…

January 12, 2011 New internet intervention gives insomnia patients a better night’s sleep

The estimated one-third of adults who suffer from insomnia could soon find effective treatment without ever leaving their homes.  Researchers…

January 12, 2011 Culpeper Regional Hospital Trustee appointed to UVA’s Medical Center Operating Board

Constance R. Kincheloe, a member of Culpeper Regional Hospital's Board of Trustees, has been named to the University of Virginia…

January 12, 2011 UVA Health System researchers are part of international scientific consortium celebrating major milestone

Wladek Minor, PhD, and his research team at the University of Virginia Health System are celebrating the attainment of an…

January 12, 2011 Nursing and medical students to gain clinical experience, knowledge of rural issues, at this weekend’s RAM clinic in Wise

For University of Virginia nursing and medical students, volunteering at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise County, Va.…

January 12, 2011 Ruth Gaare Bernheim, JD, MPH, to chair Department of Public Health Sciences

Steven T. DeKosky, MD, vice president and dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, recently announced the appointment…

January 12, 2011 UVA patient has speedy recovery from new, minimally-invasive heart valve procedure

For years, George Forschler knew the mitral valve in his heart was failing and would eventually need repair or replacement.…