Research news, events and health tips from UVA Health.

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The UVA Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology received $6 million in philanthropic gifts to establish the UVA Biotech Innovation Fund. This will support the SPARK program, accelerating discoveries toward new treatments and cures. Read more: bit.ly/4iXu4Lh
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We're excited to announce the Suri Center for Gene Therapy, part of UVA Manning Institute of Biotechnology. Made possible through a gift from Anubha & Vishal Suri, the center will enable faster development of next-generation gene therapies. bit.ly/47Q87Yq @VishalSuri1
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Three practices, formerly operated by OneGI, in Gainesville, Manassas, and Warrenton have joined UVA Health. The integration expands access to GI services and builds on our established program serving patients across Northern Virginia. 💼 Learn more: bit.ly/4iukdLL
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To expand access to outpatient care in Central Virginia, UVA Health has acquired a 55-acre property in the Pantops area of Albemarle County. Read more: bit.ly/4A15SNP
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UVA Health has received a national “Most Wired” award for how we use technology to support high-quality patient care. 🏆 Learn more at bit.ly/4il5Adk
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AI can name a condition. Deciding what to do next, and answering for it, still takes a clinician. 📙 @UVA’s Dr. Andrew Parsons & @harvardmed's Dr. Adam Rodman in @AnnalsofIM: bit.ly/4yaSDJ3
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🔬 @MedicineUVA asthma experts found that Black race and ethnicity was the single strongest risk factor for developing harmful inflammation responsible for “T2-high asthma.” Learn more at bit.ly/4dKHbN4
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Focused ultrasound may be nearing a turning point for treating brain disease. 🧠 @UVA researchers, led by Richard J. Price, PhD, report that pairing it with tiny particles could carry gene therapies past the blood-brain barrier with remarkable precision: bit.ly/4yGR9rm
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UVA Health is expanding its laboratory services in northern Albemarle County to serve more patients and meet the growing need for advanced testing. 🧪 Learn more: bit.ly/4z9TsCL
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New @UVA research tests whether LLMs like GPT, Gemini, and Claude can understand cell biology and predict disease. The models can name the "parts." Predicting how cells respond to disruption is harder — accurate only 6-33% of the time. 🔗 bit.ly/4AmrLIt
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🔬 @UVA researchers used nanotechnology to identify a new genetic target, Prox1, for treating glaucoma, pointing toward a future gene therapy that could lower eye pressure without daily drops. Published in @JCI_insight 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4xwPm7D
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.@UVACancerCenter will begin offering cancer care services in Lynchburg this fall. The clinic will be located in the UVA Health Lynchburg Dialysis building at 103 Clifton St. and will offer most standard cancer treatments, including infusion therapies. bit.ly/3UvxBa1
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The national business publication @Forbes has rated UVA Health as the No. 1 employer for women among Virginia health systems and No. 4 among all Virginia employers. Read more: bit.ly/4zIHi4V
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Two @UVA researchers helped develop new @NATO guidelines for protecting soldiers’ brains from blast exposures common in military combat and training. 💥 Learn more at bit.ly/4wQDFay
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How much of autism risk is genes, and how much is environment? @UVA's Ziqiao Wang, PhD, developed a new tool that analyzed DNA from 18,000+ family trios to separate the two, a step toward more personalized care for kids with complex conditions. 🔗 bit.ly/4wAlVQB
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16 years of research. 15 years in remission. At @UVA, Daniel Cox, PhD, developed a program focused on controlling blood sugar without medication, insulin, or restrictive dieting, and it’s a program he’s successfully used himself. 🔗 to research & book: bit.ly/3SGfs8O
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At 90 years old, Betty Phillips, RN, still works one day a week as a nurse at @uvahealthnews “I have never had a day in nursing that I didn't want to be back the next day.” How has a nurse impacted your life? Share your story at ThePowerOfNurses.org.
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Calls to poison centers involving liver injuries caused by medications, supplements, alcohol and other substances jumped nearly 400% between 2000 and 2024, according to a new study from UVA Health. ☎️ Learn more: bit.ly/460Opbj
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Researchers have discovered how a form of delirium that often strikes older patients after surgery may set the stage for dementia and have identified a drug that could reverse the underlying brain changes. 🔬 Learn more at bit.ly/4wQ4ht1
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Bettina Winckler, PhD, has been named Chair of the Department of Cell Biology. She brings 20+ years as a @UVA faculty member and a distinguished research career focused on how neurons grow & function. 🦠 Learn how her research has shaped the field: bit.ly/459DDiQ
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