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Researcher Kathleen A. McManus smiles in a hallway.

January 29, 2020 HIV Outcomes Improved by State-Purchased Insurance Plans, Study Finds

Increasing enrollment in the plans could save millions in healthcare costs and even reduce HIV transmission, the researchers say.

January 28, 2020 Major Asian Gene Study to Help Doctors Battle Disease

Researchers from dozens of institutions around the world are seeking to address the under-representation of Asian populations in genetic research.

Michael J. Guertin, PhD, (left) and Kizhakke Mattada Sathyan, PhD, have created a better way to understand what genes do.

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.

August 22, 2019 Depression, Anxiety Linked to Opioid Use in Women With Breast Cancer

Elderly women battling breast cancer who have anxiety, depression or other mental health conditions are more likely to use opioids…

Researchers Mahmoud Saleh (left) and William A. Petri Jr. have shed light on why C. difficile infections are so dangerous.

April 22, 2019 Revealed: The Secret Superpower That Makes C. Difficile So Deadly

A new discovery about dangerous C. difficile diarrhea has identified a new way that the bacteria – and possibly others…

An atomic model for the microbial nanowires that conduct electricity is in the foreground, while two bacteria are seen in the electron micrograph in the background, surrounded by the nanowires.

April 15, 2019 Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Yield Secret to Tiny Batteries, Big Medical Advances

Scientists have made a surprising discovery about how strange bacteria that live in soil and sediment can conduct electricity. The…

Shayna L. Showalter and her husband, Timothy Showalter, have received $1.8 million to test their new approach to treating early-stage breast cancer.

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.

cott Sperling, PsyD, a clinical neuropsychologist at UVA, determined that focused ultrasound surgery improves quality of life for patients with Parkinson's disease.

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.

Researchers Dong-Wook Kim (left) and Kwon-Sik Park are among a team of scientists who have developed a way to speed cancer research.

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.

Ron B. Turner, MD, discovered bacteria in your nose correlates with cold symptoms

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.

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