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August 12, 2019 UVA Leads Major Effort to Understand Autism Differences in Boys, Girls

The lack of information about autism’s manifestation in girls means many are never diagnosed and miss out on beneficial interventions, UVA's Kevin Pelphrey fears.

June 10, 2019 Unhealthy Gut Promotes Spread of Breast Cancer, Study Finds

An unhealthy, inflamed gut causes breast cancer to become much more invasive and spread more quickly to other parts of…

May 22, 2019 Why Are Those Born in the Rural South Less Healthy and Prone to Die Sooner?

A researcher from the School of Medicine is helping to lead a new study to understand why people born in…

November 15, 2018 Husband-and-Wife Doctors Receive $1.8 Million to Test New Breast Cancer Approach

Radiation oncologist Timothy Showalter, MD, and breast cancer surgeon Shayna L. Showalter, MD, are working to improve care for women with early-stage breast cancer.

November 5, 2018 Scalpel-Free Surgery Improves Quality of Life for Parkinson’s Patients, Study Finds

A high-tech form of brain surgery that replaces scalpels with sound waves improved quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease that has resisted other forms of treatment.

October 17, 2018 Big-Picture Approach to Understanding Cancer Will Speed New Treatments

A new innovation in cancer research will enable scientists to understand the complex causes of the disease with unprecedented speed and sophistication.

September 26, 2018 UVA Discovers Link Between Severity of Cold Symptoms, Bacteria Living in Your Nose

In news with several layers of weird, researchers have determined that the mix of bacteria that live inside your nose correlates with the type and severity of cold symptoms you develop.

August 29, 2018 UVA Developing ‘Two-Headed Arrow’ to Kill Ovarian Cancer

A School of Medicine researcher is developing a two-fisted, antibody-based approach to destroy deadly ovarian cancer -- an approach he…

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.…

June 14, 2018 Tick-Borne Meat Sensitivity Linked to Heart Disease

School of Medicine researchers have linked sensitivity to an allergen in red meat – a sensitivity spread by tick bites…