Unhealthy Gut Promotes Spread of Breast Cancer, UVA Study Finds
7/11/2019
Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, of UVA’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, found that disrupting the microbiome of mice caused hormone receptor-positive breast cancer to become more aggressive. Altering the…
UVA Researcher Receives One of Science’s Highest Honors
7/11/2019
The University of Virginia’s School of Medicine’s Edward H. Egelman has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors for a scientist. Egelman is Harrison…
The Secret Superpower That Makes C. Difficile So Deadly
7/11/2019
A new discovery about dangerous C. difficile diarrhea has identified a new way that the bacteria — and possibly others like it — cause severe disease. C. diff is the most common hospital-acquired infection…
A UVA Doctor Reflects on Her Work With NASA
7/11/2019
Francine Garrett-Bakelman, MD, PhD, is a cancer doctor and researcher at UVA. She worked with NASA on a twins study. On March 3, 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly came home…
Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Yield Secret to Tiny Batteries, Big Medical Advances
7/11/2019
UVA’s Edward H. Egelman and colleagues used cutting-edge technology to gain a greater understanding of how a bacteria, Geobacter sulfurreducens, conducts electricity. Scientists at the University of Virginia and elsewhere…
Surprise Rheumatoid Arthritis Discovery Points to New Treatment for Joint Inflammation
7/11/2019
Kodi Ravichandran, left, and Sanja Arandjelovic led new research into the causes of rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups. Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an unexpected contributor…
New Contributor to Age-Related Hearing Loss
7/11/2019
Postdoctoral researcher Ting-Ting Du, left, led the research in the lab of neuroscientist Jung-Bum Shin, right, that explores the role of the inner ear’s cuticular plate in hearing loss. Researchers…
UVA Discovers Secret to Making Immune Cells Better Cancer Killers
7/11/2019
Researchers Lelisa F. Gemta (left) and Timothy Bullock have determined why killer T cells can be so helpless against cancer. Their finding could allow doctors to make the cells more…
OCD Medication Could Also Stop Deadly Sepsis, UVA Study Suggests
7/11/2019
An antidepressant drug used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder could save people from deadly sepsis, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests. Sepsis is a significant cause of death…
Study Shows that Exercise Before Surgery Can Protect Muscles and Nerves
7/11/2019
UVA’s Zhen Yan, PhD, a top expert on the cellular benefits of exercise, and his team are working to better understand how the body is damaged by the restoration of…
