May 14, 2025 Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Cavernomas

An incision-free technique developed at UVA Health could revolutionize care for harmful brain lesions called cavernomas, early testing suggests.

January 23, 2025 UVA Develops Simple Scan to ID Patients at Heart Risk

Everyone knows the risks of carrying too much fat around the waist and hips, but we can now assess the risks of unseen fat around the heart.

January 13, 2025 Computer Models Could Lead to More Targeted Antibiotics

New computer models created at the School of Medicine could give antibiotics a laser-like precision to target only specific bacteria in specific parts of the body.

April 8, 2024 Top Nanotechnology Expert to Lead UVA’s NanoSTAR Institute

Evan A. Scott, PhD, comes to UVA from Northwestern University, where he has conducted groundbreaking nanotechnology research.

May 6, 2020 Focused Ultrasound Opening Brain to Impossible Treatments

Focused ultrasound, the researchers hope, could revolutionize treatment for conditions from Alzheimer’s to brain tumors and even stroke.

February 5, 2020 MRI Pioneer John Mugler Named to National Academy of Inventors

UVA's John Mugler was instrumental in developing innovative pulse sequences that revolutionized magnetic resonance imaging.

October 25, 2018 UVA Creates Simple Way to Solve the Complex Mysteries of the Microbiome

Understanding how the multitudes of microbes inside us interact – and how they influence human health – is a gargantuan task. UVA's new approach will not only shed light on that but help doctors manipulate the microbiome to benefit human health.