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Research Roundup: Advances in Brain Research and Bone Density Genetics,...
Researcher Charles Farber, whose team identified genes likely responsible for bone density and strength. A New Opportunity for Brain Research The Bite-Sized Synopsis: Nine research teams will get...
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Telemedicine Access in Virginia & Beyond: How UVA Extends Care
Telemedicine access in Virginia gives people throughout the Commonwealth access to experts and specialists at UVA. But what exactly is telemedicine? The word itself sort of gives it away: The prefix...
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Research Roundup: Obamacare’s Impact on Cancer Screenings, January 2017
Brett Lissenden (left), a student in the University of Virginia’s economics PhD program, and Nengliang “Aaron” Yao, PhD, of the UVA School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences. Obamacare...
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The Gift of a Kidney: Spring Vim & Vigor
Matt and Kaydon Barger Actor Mark Ruffalo had a rare brain tumor that caused facial paralysis and left him with diminished hearing. Read about his recovery and more in this spring’s Vim & Vigor,...
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Research Roundup: Grant to Understand Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, February 2017
Shayn Peirce-Cottler, PhD, and Silvia Blemker, PhD, work together to better understand this disease. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder that is characterized by progressive muscular...
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The Making of Medicine: Our New Medical Research Blog
The Making of Medicine introduced us to a little boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. UVA researchers are studying this crippling disease. Josh Barney covers medical research news at the School of...
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The Latest Depression Research: How Gut Health Affects Mood, March 2017
Researchers at UVA School of Medicine found a link between the probiotics found in yogurt and depression. Depression affects millions of people in the United States. It is characterized by feelings of...
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Caring For Loved Ones: Summer Vim & Vigor
Read how actress Amy Schumer became the woman that she is today by caring for a father with multiple sclerosis in this summer’s Vim & Vigor, our family health magazine. Other stories in this issue:...
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Kipnis Research Lab: How Collaboration Played a Role in Major Brain Discovery
Researchers once believed that the central nervous system did not have lymphatic vessels. But in 2015, the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG), led by Jonathan Kipnis, discovered something that...
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Protect Your Eyes During the 2017 Solar Eclipse
Looking directly at a solar eclipse can cause serious and permanent retina damage. Monday, Aug. 21, will bring a rare, must-see event: The moon will momentarily block the sun from our view. Don’t be...
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Female Incontinence Help & Health Screening Info: Inside Your Fall 2017 Vim &...
From left, Elisa Trowbridge, MD, Kathie Hullfish, MD and Megan Dillman, MSN, WHNP, are part of UVA’s female pelvic medicine program. Nobody’s talking about it, but it’s true: At least half of all women...
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UVA Named Comprehensive Stroke Center
We are ready 24/7 to deliver the most advanced care for stroke and stroke complications. UVA is proud to be named a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of certification available from The...
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Gene Therapy for Pediatric Leukemia? A Clinical Trial Investigates
Pediatric oncologist Daniel “Trey” Lee is researching gene therapy as a pediatric leukemia treatment. While pediatric oncologist Daniel “Trey” Lee was working at the National Institutes of Health, he...
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InsideView: A UVA Radiology Blog for Patients
Registered nurse Katherine Willard, registration clerk Cassie Dawson, diagnostic radiology technologist Esther Mills and Dr. Michael Hanley are all part of the UVA radiology team. Radiology team member...
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A Positive Attitude Can Make A Big Difference: Inside the Winter 2017 Vim &...
Despite a chronic illness, Angela enjoys life and keeps an upbeat attitude. Making small changes and having a positive attitude can have a long-lasting and positive impact on your health. This is the...
View Article2017 in Review: Health Tips, Happy Endings and Tough Conversations
Lauren Davidson was a healthy, active 11-year-old until she began having joint pain and trouble breathing. At UVA, doctors quickly diagnosed her with a very rare disease: granulomatosis with...
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Perfectionism Stressing You Out? Advice and More Inside the Spring Vim & Vigor
Doctors told colon cancer patient April Garrison that she only had 4-6 months to live. Eight years later, she’s thriving. Most of us crave perfectionism in one way or another. Perhaps you can’t stop...
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Alzheimer’s Research: Immune System Discovery Addresses Brain Inflammation
John Lukens, PhD, received an Alzheimer’s Association grant. We’ve had some promising Alzheimer’s research news in the last month. First, a researcher received funding that will help him develop more...
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What Every Woman Needs to Know: Inside the Summer Vim & Vigor Magazine
UVA speech-language pathologists Casey Resnick and Elizabeth Turner help patients with swallowing disorders. Dedicated to women, the Summer Vim & Vigor, our family health magazine, has you covered...
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Potential to Cure Diabetes and Reverse Aging
Irina Bochkis, PhD, has made a discovery that could lead to a cure for diabetes or reverse aging. A new research discovery from the School of Medicine about the effects of aging in our cells could help...
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