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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers Vidya K. Nagalakshmi (from left), Minghong Li and Maria Luisa S. Sequeira-Lopez are studying kidney development as part of their efforts to regrow kidneys.

February 6, 2019 Scientists Seeking to Regrow Kidneys Make Promising Discovery

The finding could help doctors regenerate kidneys in adults and children alike.

January 31, 2019 UVA Honored on National List of Great Neurosurgery, Spine Programs

This is the fifth consecutive year UVA has earned the prestigious honor from Becker's Hospital Review.

January 28, 2019 UVA Expands Diabetes Technology Clinic

The expanded outpatient clinic helps patients with type 1 diabetes and insulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes access the best and latest technology.

The research team behind the brain discovery included, from left, Antoine Louveau, Jonathan Kipnis and Sandro Da Mesquita.

January 21, 2019 NIH Salutes Brain Discovery in List of 2018’s Most Promising Medical Advances

The discovery identifies an important role for the brain’s cleaning system in aging and Alzheimer’s disease.

UVA’s Zhen Yan, PhD, a top expert on the cellular benefits of exercise, and his team are working to better understand how the body is damaged by the restoration of blood flow – known as ischemia reperfusion injury – and to find ways to improve outcomes for people who suffer it, including surgery and trauma patients and soldiers injured on the battlefield.

January 15, 2019 Exercise Before Surgery Can Protect Muscles and Nerves, Study Shows

UVA researchers are working to improve outcomes for people who suffer ischemia reperfusion injury, including surgery and trauma patients and soldiers injured on the battlefield.

Jeff Elias, MD, pioneered the use of focused ultrasound for the treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease.

January 3, 2019 FDA Approves Scalpel-Free Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Tremor

“We are very excited about this approval,” said UVA neurosurgeon Jeff Elias, who led the testing of the technology. “Now, patients with Parkinson’s disease will have more options if their symptoms become refractory to medication.”

January 2, 2019 National ‘100 Great Orthopedics Programs’ List Features UVA

It's the fifth consecutive year that Becker’s Hospital Review has named University of Virginia Orthopedics at UVA Medical Center to the list.

Sho Morioka (from left), Justin Perry and Kodi Ravichandran have identified a group of genes roup of genes that could play critical roles in atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), inflammation, and likely obesity and other metabolic diseases.

December 20, 2018 Gene Discovery Reveals New Targets for Treating Atherosclerosis, Inflammation

A group of genes that has been largely ignored by scientists could play critical roles in atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), inflammation and likely obesity and other metabolic diseases.

Anindya Dutta, PhD, MBBS, and his colleagues have made a discovery about HPV that could lead to new treatments for cervical cancer and other cancers caused by the common virus.

December 18, 2018 HPV Discovery Raises Hope for New Cervical Cancer Treatments

HPV is responsible for nearly all cases of cervical cancer and 95 percent of anal cancers. It is the most common sexually transmitted disease, infecting more than 79 million Americans.

December 13, 2018 UVA Honored on National ‘100 Great Heart Programs’ List

For the third consecutive year, Becker’s Hospital Review has named University of Virginia Heart and Vascular Center at UVA Medical…