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Promising research suggests we can used sound waves to treat debilitating cavernomas that can cause seizures, paralysis and even death.
Promising research suggests we can used sound waves to treat debilitating cavernomas that can cause seizures, paralysis and even death.
For the sixth year in a row, work emerging from UVA Health and the School of Medicine has been recognized as UVA's biggest innovation.
A new discovery by our Swapnil K. Sonkusare, PhD, and his team could improve the success of lung transplants and help recipients live longer, healthier lives.
Our George Bloom, PhD, has found some of the first evidence of how toxic tau proteins harm neurons in the brain, which could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
It's the beginning of an exciting new era for biomedical research at UVA.
Clint L. Miller, PhD, and his team have created an unprecedented "atlas of atherosclerosis" that maps out the composition of the atherosclerotic plaques that can cause heart attacks and strokes.