April 28, 2017 Artificial Pancreas Benefits Young Children, Trial Shows

A pilot study among young children with Type 1 diabetes found that a University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas helped study…

April 26, 2017 New Approach Speeds Cancer Research Dramatically

A new technique developed at the School of Medicine will let a single cancer research lab do the work of…

April 26, 2017 Pioneering Research Earns Student Prestigious Howard Hughes Fellowship

A promising medical student’s exploration of unknown territory within the central nervous system has received a major boost from the…

April 26, 2017 UVA’s Excellence in Cancer Nets $15 Million Grant

University of Virginia Cancer Center has again been honored as one of just 69 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers for…

April 20, 2017 Focused Ultrasound Named a Top Research Achievement of 2016

The University of Virginia Health System’s pioneering use of focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder,…

April 18, 2017 Why is a UVA Research Study Replacing People’s Cigarettes?

The University of Virginia Health System is conducting a research study to determine if exercise and reduced-nicotine cigarettes can ease…

April 13, 2017 UVA Finds Way to View Genes in Live Cells

For Mazhar Adli, the little glowing dots dancing about on the computer screen are nothing less than the fulfillment of…

April 10, 2017 New Tool Set to Answer Longstanding Breast Reconstruction Questions

Researchers at the School of Medicine and the School of Engineering & Applied Science have developed an innovative new way…

March 30, 2017 Metabolic Crystal Ball Can Predict Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes

A metabolic crystal ball developed by a School of Medicine doctor and his research partner at the University of Florida…

March 24, 2017 Safe Medication Disposal: Blue Ridge Poison Center Offers Important Tips

In 2015, nearly 57 percent of all poison exposure cases nationwide involved prescription or over-the-counter medicines. As such, it's important…