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.
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Toxic Tau’s Toll on the Brain
Breaking Ground on the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology
It's the beginning of an exciting new era for biomedical research at UVA.
Excavating the Plaques That Cause Heart Attacks and Strokes
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.
An Unexpected Cause of Heart Disease
Sensitivity to common food allergens such as dairy and peanuts could be raising the risk for cardiovascular death even in people without obvious food allergies, new research reveals.
Helping Rural Folks Manage Their Weight
We've received more than $3.37 million from the National Institutes of Health to optimize online weight-management programs that can benefit rural residents.
An Innovative Approach to Preventing Antibiotic Resistance
We're using high-tech computer modeling to find weaknesses in dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria.