U.Va. researchers have identified a protein that could be a potential target for a drug that could prevent sperm cells from binding with eggs.

The researchers, led by the U.Va. team, looked at the treatment of infections after the source of the infection was addressed, and found that administering antibiotics for only four days was as effective as treatments spanning eight days.

The discovery has profound implications for neurological diseases from autism to Alzheimer’s to multiple sclerosis.

Nona Jiang has received two grants to continue her research into how infections can slow brain development of children in impoverished areas of the world.

Previous studies linked two hours or more of daily television viewing with unhealthy body weight in children. The researchers recommend replacing TV time with physical and educational activities.

Researchers will seek to determine which of three second-choice drugs used to treat status epilepticus – a very severe, sometimes life-threatening seizure – is most effective.

The Ivy Foundation Translational Research Building will house scientific programs and a clinical research unit that will tackle some of the world’s most urgent medical challenges.

In the future, a doctor could plug a patient’s symptoms into a computer and compare them against thousands of similar cases, leading to more accurate diagnoses and better treatments, according to U.Va. physician Dr. David J. Stone.

U.Va. will expand the collection of diseased tissue samples and make them available, propelling medical research in such areas as breast cancer and lung disease.