Almost 20% of pediatric patients on the U.S. waitlist for heart transplants die before they receive a heart. A UVA engineering-medicine research team is dedicated to saving lives by improving acceptance rates for donated hearts.
The study’s results defy common medical advice, although shedding pounds has plenty of other health benefits.
Retiring School of Education and Human Development Dean Bob Pianta’s career researching teacher-student interactions turned into a key to unlock effective teaching.
Dubbed “Giraffe,” UVA’s new software aids precision medicine by setting a reference point for what’s “normal” from one person to thousands.
Cancer immunotherapy works by weaponizing immune cells to perform what are, in essence, highly precise drone strikes on cancer cells.
A UVA School of Medicine discovery may lead to precision medicine for obesity and Type 2 diabetes in women.
Adopting a keto diet may help MS patients alleviate fatigue and depression, and improve quality of life, UVA Health co-authored research finds.
UVA earned two of only 64 slots in this year’s “STAT Madness,” which is like the scientific version of the NCAA basketball tournament.