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August 18, 2021 Blood-Pressure Drugs Could Improve Colorectal Cancer Survival

ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers and thiazide diuretics were all associated with decreased mortality in patients with colorectal cancer.

March 9, 2020 UVA Discovers Why Obesity Causes High Blood Pressure

Researchers have determined precisely how obesity causes high blood pressure and identified potential ways of treating that form of high blood pressure.

November 7, 2019 From Plants, UVA Extracts a Better Way to Determine What Our Genes Do

Scientists at the School of Medicine have developed a better way to determine what our genes do – allowing researchers to better probe the genetic causes of diseases and more efficiently determine whether new drugs will act on the intended target.

September 25, 2019 Potential Way to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes Identified

The same approach that could prevent diabetes may also prove effective for battling autoimmune diseases such as lupus and eczema.

August 15, 2019 Here’s How E. Coli Knows How to Make You Really Sick

The discovery could one day help doctors prevent the infection from taking hold by allowing E. coli bacteria to pass harmlessly through the body.

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.