A UVA chemical engineering faculty member has been granted more than a half-million dollars to research how polymers might help repair tissue lost to injury or disease.
Faculty and students from the schools of Engineering and Architecture are working on a construction technique that would literally grow parts of buildings using soils infused with seeds.
Adults with chronic kidney disease were less likely to have eaten fruits and vegetables than those without the condition.
Research in the behavioral sciences suggests there are ways to make better choices, like cutting back on screen time, but a new study finds that those might not be as easy as they seem.
A study of 120 mother-baby pairs found mothers who can identify emotion in others demonstrate greater observed sensitivity to their babies four months after birth.
UVA researchers are exploring whether brain stimulation can bring relief for chronic pain when medicine doesn’t help.
The implications of the UVA-led research go beyond user experience to making AI more efficient, which could change the industry and significantly reduce carbon footprints.
The study is the first to fully investigate the effects of both natural COVID-19 infection and mRNA vaccination on the mucus lining of the airways, the site of viral attack.