A UVA-led study of 480 patients with major depressive disorder found that adding lumateperone to standard antidepressant therapy significantly improved sexual function alongside depressive symptoms, benefiting women especially. Since antidepressants often cause sexual dysfunction, this add-on treatment offers a promising option for patients seeking symptom relief without worsening sexual side effects.
UVA researchers have identified a gene that contributes to glaucoma and could potentially be targeted as a treatment.
Six UVA School of Medicine researchers received an $8.4 million NIH grant to investigate how lipids regulate cellular membrane organization. The team will explore the “functional paralipidome” hypothesis, examining how a protein’s lipid environment influences its function, potentially advancing understanding of disease states and critical aspects of human health and physiology.
Two doctoral students traveled to Angola to share techniques and learn from health professionals confronting the disease every day.
UVA School of Medicine scientists have identified a widespread source of error in a popular method for studying the genome — our genetic instructions — and created a machine-learning tool to […]
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