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UVA Creates Shining ‘KSTAR’ to Guide Cancer Treatments

UVA Health Cancer Center researchers have developed an algorithm that will improve cancer care by quickly and easily identifying patients who will benefit from powerful cancer drugs called kinase inhibitors.

UVA Discovers Key Driver of High Blood Pressure

School of Medicine researchers have identified a key contributor to high blood pressure that could lead to new treatments for a condition which affects almost half of American adults.

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Ending a 50-Year Mystery, UVA Reveals How Bacteria Can Move

School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators have solved a decades-old mystery about how E. coli and other bacteria are able to move.

Discovery Could Power Up Platelet Production to Battle Blood Shortages

A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let doctors ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets on demand, a timely finding following the Red Cross’ declaration earlier this year of a national blood “crisis.”

Test Can ID Patients at Risk for Severe COVID-19, Study Suggests

A genomic test being developed by a Charlottesville company can predict a patient’s risk of developing severe COVID-19, new research from UVA Health suggests.

A New Way to Detect Peripheral Artery Disease

Cardiovascular experts at UVA Health have found a new way to track peripheral artery disease (PAD), a serious medical condition involving atherosclerosis in the leg arteries that affects more than 200 million people worldwide.

Gut Discovery Could Have Big Benefits for Human Health

A new discovery from the School of Medicine about how the microbes in our guts regulate the body’s biological clock could help us battle sleep disorders, combat jet lag, fight off foodborne illness and even improve chemotherapy outcomes.

Organ-Development Discovery to Boost Battle Against Cancer

A new discovery from the School of Medicine has shed light on how our digestive tract, lungs and liver form, and that finding could have important implications for our understanding of cancer.

In DNA, Scientists Find Solution to Engineering Transformative Electronics

UVA's Edward H. Egelman, PhD, was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his research accomplishments.