University of Virginia School of Medicine

The University of Virginia School of Medicine is a medical school located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.

A mouse crafted from stem cells takes shape: In a dish

Tiny batteries and big medical advances possible with electricity-conducting bacteria

Researchers reveal amazing biological ‘wires’ of a sort never seen before Scientists have made a surprising discovery about how strange bacteria that live in soil and sediment can conduct electricity. The bacteria do so, the researchers determined, through a seamless biological structure never before seen in nature – a structure scientists can co-opt to miniaturize

Tiny batteries and big medical advances possible with electricity-conducting bacteria

A surprise new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis?

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an unexpected contributor to rheumatoid arthritis that may help explain the painful flare-ups associated with the disease. The discovery points to a potential new treatment for the autoimmune disorder and may also allow the use of a simple blood test to detect people at

A surprise new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis?

Focused ultrasound surgery improves quality of life for patients with Parkinson’s disease

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, a new study has found. Further, the School of Medicine researchers conclude their study offers “comprehensive evidence of safety” in terms of the approach’s effect on mood, behavior and

Focused ultrasound surgery improves quality of life for patients with Parkinson’s disease

A Switch That Could Shut Down Inflammation

Our Bimal Desai, PhD, has discovered an electrical switch within a certain type of immune cell that could let us treat inflammatory diseases including inflammation of the brain, as seen in Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s, for the first time. What he found was that this switch, called an ion channel, controls the flow of calcium

A Switch That Could Shut Down Inflammation

A way to stop macular degeneration?

Unexpected finding points to potential way to stop macular degeneration In a major step forward in the battle against macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss among the elderly, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a critical trigger for the damaging inflammation that ultimately robs millions of their sight.

A way to stop macular degeneration?

Powerful and rare type of immune cell could impact Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, meningitis – even migraines

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a rare and powerful type of immune cell in the meninges around the brain, suggesting the cells may play a critical but previously unappreciated role in battling Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, meningitis and other neurological diseases, in addition to supporting our healthy mental functioning. By harnessing

Powerful and rare type of immune cell could impact Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, meningitis – even migraines

Experimental drug could stop melanoma, other cancers, research suggests

May even work on melanomas that have resisted treatment An experimental cancer drug works differently than intended and shows significant promise for stopping melanoma and possibly other forms of cancer, research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests. The findings also indicate the drug may be effective against melanomas that have resisted other

Experimental drug could stop melanoma, other cancers, research suggests

Amid terror threats, new hope for radiation antidote

No cure available for exposure to potentially deadly ionizing radiation UVA researchers have identified compounds that could lead to the first antidote for potentially deadly radiation exposure Research was spurred by government concern about terror attacks and nuclear accidents For people exposed to sufficient ionizing radiation, doctors can only try to ease their suffering until

Amid terror threats, new hope for radiation antidote

Gene helps prevent heart attack, stroke — and may offer way to block effects of aging

A gene that scientific dogma insists is inactive in adults actually plays a vital role in preventing the underlying cause of most heart attacks and strokes, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined. The discovery opens a new avenue for battling those deadly conditions, and it raises the tantalizing prospect that

Gene helps prevent heart attack, stroke — and may offer way to block effects of aging

Cell surface discovery may lead to major breakthrough in cancer treatment

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a new strategy for attacking cancer cells that could fundamentally alter the way doctors treat and prevent the deadly disease. By more selectively targeting cancer cells, this method offers a strategy to reduce the length of and physical toll associated with current treatments. “We think we

Cell surface discovery may lead to major breakthrough in cancer treatment

Nearly indestructible virus yields tool to treat diseases

How it lives in boiling acid offers template for delivering gene therapy By unlocking the secrets of a bizarre virus that survives in nearly boiling acid, scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have found a blueprint for battling human disease using DNA clad in near-indestructible armor. “What’s interesting and unusual is being

Nearly indestructible virus yields tool to treat diseases

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ODU partners with Norfolk State, EVMS for regional school of public health
on August 26, 2021 at 3:54 pm
Old Dominion University signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday for a major partnership to help health issues in Hampton Roads. “It’s an amazing ...
Landos Biopharma Announces Research Collaboration into the NLRX1 Pathway in Multiple Sclerosis with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
on August 26, 2021 at 4:48 am
Landos Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: LABP), a late-clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company utilizing its LANCE ® Advanced A.I. platform to develop novel oral therapeutics for patients with autoimmune ...
Genetic background linked to elevated risk of omega-3 deficiency in Hispanic Americans
on August 25, 2021 at 9:57 pm
Hispanic people with a high percentage of American Indigenous ancestry are at increased risk of a nutritional deficiency that could affect their heart health and contribute to harmful inflammation, ...
Research from UVA suggests one gender recovers faster from concussion
on August 24, 2021 at 1:18 pm
Work by researchers with the University of Virginia suggests women recover from concussions much faster than men.
The covid booster question is one of privilege and we must be very thoughtful about: Doctor
on August 24, 2021 at 11:16 am
Dr. Michael DeVere Williams, Population Health Medical Director; Associate Professor of Surgery & Public Policy at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Frank Batten School of Leadership & ...

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UVA School of Medicine researchers work on a Myelofibrosis treatment - WVIR
August 14, 2021
After 60 Years, Scientists Find the Missing Link in Our Body's Blood Pressure Control - University of Virginia
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August 26, 2021
Study: American Indigenous Ancestry Raises Hispanics' Risk for Omega-3 Deficiency - University of Virginia
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Disappeared ducky, ramen rewards, Dorothy Parker: News from around our 50 states
on August 25, 2021 at 9:12 am
Stone’s inscription may mark distance to Spain from Alabama, park seeks to downplay Confederate giants in Georgia, and more ...
Opening a path toward quantum computing in real-world conditions
on August 22, 2021 at 7:38 pm
Drug discovery is one example ... assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, has carved a niche in the ...
Researchers open a path toward quantum computing in real-world conditions
on August 19, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Drug discovery is one example ... assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, has carved a niche in the ...
Sen. Capito visits Mon Health to learn about West Virginia startup technology
on August 18, 2021 at 7:30 pm
Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito visited Mon Health in Morgantown on Wednesday to learn about how the company is developing the latest medical advances in West ...
Cold Sores: Discovery Reveals How Stress, Illness, and Even Sunburn Trigger Flare-Ups
on August 12, 2021 at 9:34 pm
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what causes herpes simplex virus to flare up, explaining how stress, illness, and even sunburn can trigger unwanted ...