The salmonella pathogen uses its food to know when and how to attack the human body, according to new UVA research that may one day lead to a new treatment.

At the submicroscopic level, the force of urine flowing through the urinary tract is the equivalent of hurricane winds. So how does the bacterium that causes infections not get washed away?

Also in this roundup: a former UVA psychoanalyst is honored for his work, which includes applying psychoanalytic principles to international conflict.

Researchers are studying the relative effectiveness of two different drugs that may reduce crashes dramatically among those with ADHD.

Even more good news: There are already drugs in the development pipeline that could allow doctors to exploit the new discovery.

The effort to grow replacement kidneys has been frustrated by the inability to develop blood vessels to support the organ. A team led by Dr. Maria Luisa S. Sequeira-Lopez has now isolated the cells that give rise to those vessels.

Infections in the gut of impoverished children mean that food alone cannot prevent malnutrition, and that some vaccines are less effective, according to a UVA-led research team.

The prestigious journal Science will salute 2015’s top discovery. Readers can vote – and two of 10 finalists are tied to the University.

The lab of UVA microbiologist Kodi S. Ravichandran has found a potentially more effective new method for regulating good and bad cholesterol levels, one with fewer side effects.

UVA’s findings from using a different demographic technique underscore the crucial importance of access to primary-care providers – the frontline doctors who could catch breast cancer and other cancers earlier.