March 20, 2019 ‘Protect Your Prescription’ During National Poison Prevention Week

The Blue Ridge Poison Center (BRPC) at the University of Virginia Health System is commemorating National Poison Prevention Week from…

March 12, 2019 Found: The Missing Ingredient to Grow Blood Vessels

Researchers have discovered an ingredient vital for proper blood vessel formation that explains why numerous promising treatments have failed.

March 11, 2019 New Contributor to Age-Related Hearing Loss Identified

Researchers at the School of Medicine have discovered a new potential contributor to age-related hearing loss, a finding that could…

March 5, 2019 NIH Provides $23 Million for Statewide Translational Research Institute

The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has been awarded a five-year grant of nearly $23 million from…

March 4, 2019 VOTE! Kipnis Brain Discovery Fighting It Out in STAT Bracket Contest

A School of Medicine brain discovery has been nominated as one of 2018’s best ideas in biomedical science, and it…

February 26, 2019 UVA Expanding Telehealth To Better Treat Diabetes, Heart Disease

The University of Virginia Health System is expanding its telehealth capacity to help patients across Virginia better prevent or manage…

February 25, 2019 UVA Discovers Secret to Making Immune Cells Better Cancer Killers

Scientists at the School of Medicine have discovered a defect in immune cells known as “killer T cells” that explains…

February 18, 2019 $1 Million Award Lets UVA Open New Portal to the Submicroscopic World

A scientist at the School of Medicine has received a prestigious three-year, $1 million award from the William M. Keck…

February 18, 2019 New Project Seeks Enhanced Lung Disease Care in Appalachia

A new program will use telehealth to bring together a University of Virginia Health System team with primary care providers…

February 14, 2019 Discovery May Explain a Great Mystery of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

The cells may die because of naturally occurring gene variation in our brain cells that were, until recently, assumed to be genetically identical.