September 21, 2022 Discovery Could Power Up Platelet Production to Battle Blood Shortages

In addition to making available more lifesaving platelets for transfusion, the discovery could help doctors better treat both cancer and thrombocytopenia, a clotting disorder that often strikes newborns in intensive care.

March 1, 2021 UVA Cancer Discovery Up for Year’s Biggest Biomedical Advance

The public can vote in STAT Madness, which is like the scientific version of the NCAA basketball tournament.

August 23, 2018 New Technique Lets Us See Brain Cells Talk, Shedding Light on Neurological Diseases

Scientists have developed a way to see brain cells talk – to actually see neurons communicate in bright, vivid color.…

January 22, 2018 Anemia Discovery Offers New Targets to Treat Fatigue That Affects Millions

A new discovery from the School of Medicine has revealed an unknown clockwork mechanism within the body that controls the…

October 19, 2017 UVA Leads Effort to Slash Unnecessary Medical Testing

Researchers at top hospitals in the U.S. and Canada have developed an ambitious plan to eliminate unnecessary medical testing, with…

August 3, 2017 UVA Enlists Robotic Help to Enhance Blood Testing

The University of Virginia Health System has revolutionized how it tests patient blood samples, automating its primary blood testing facility…

May 18, 2017 Platelet Discovery Could Benefit Preemies

The emergency call issued by the American Red Cross earlier this year was of a sort all too common: Platelet…

May 26, 2016 Watch a smartphone’s wild ride through a hospital’s pneumatic tube system

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have investigated a strange mystery involving blood samples by sending a smartphone…