March 3, 2022
An Obesity Treatment for Women Only?
A new discovery has identified a potential way to battle the effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes in women.
February 23, 2022
UVA Reveals How Sleeping Immune Cells Wake to Fight Familiar Foes
With scientists counting on our immune systems’ “memory” to provide long-term protection against severe COVID-19, School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators have shed light on how one such type of “memory” cells mounts powerful defenses against subsequent infections.
June 14, 2021
Osteoporosis: New Approach to Understanding Bone Strength Pays Dividends
Osteoporosis researchers at the School of Medicine have taken a new approach to understanding how our genes determine the strength…
April 1, 2021
Scientists Scour Genes of 53,000+ People to Battle Dangerous Diseases
A new analysis of the entire genetic makeup of more than 53,000 people offers a bonanza of valuable insights into heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders.