A UVA-led study finds that the two paths to U.S. carbon neutrality by 2050 do about equally well for the climate but differ by trillions of dollars in cost and by thousands of lives.
Two doctoral students traveled to Angola to share techniques and learn from health professionals confronting the disease every day.
After 16 years of research and clinical testing, a School of Medicine diabetes expert has authored a book detailing how people with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes can manage their condition without the need for weight loss, insulin, medication or supplements.
Ferdinando Fioretto, a UVA Engineering computer science professor and researcher, will lead a project as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission.
A new UVA Health study reveals that calls to poison centers involving liver injuries from medications, supplements, alcohol, and other substances surged nearly 400% between 2000 and 2024. Acetaminophen was the leading cause, with suspected suicide the most common reason for exposure. Alcohol ranked second, with cases rising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 80% of cases required inpatient care.
University of Virginia astronomer Yifan Zhou is leading the first direct measurement of a day on Beta Pictoris b, a super-Jupiter 63 light-years away. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the team found the planet rotates every nine hours and spins in alignment with its orbit and host star, suggesting it formed gradually within a protoplanetary disk rather than through chaotic gravitational collapse.
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New research from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business reveals that blockchain-enabled consumer tipping for farmers can backfire. While the technology promises to send money directly to growers, a game-theoretic model shows intermediary firms may exploit tips as subsidies, cutting wholesale prices instead. A beneficial outcome requires moderately attractive farmer alternatives and sufficiently socially conscious consumers.
From smartphone apps to hospital patient records, personal data are collected throughout daily life. These data can help organizations build better artificial intelligence systems, improve healthcare and inform public policy. […]
UVA Health researchers have discovered how postoperative delirium may trigger dementia in older patients and identified a potential drug to reverse the underlying brain changes. The study found that anesthesia, surgery, and intensive care stress alter gene activity in aged brains, disrupting memory and sleep regulation. Vorinostat, an FDA-approved cancer drug, reversed many of these harmful changes in mice.
UVA researchers discovered how an unhealthy gut may help breast cancer spread – and how an existing drug could potentially stop it.
Patricia Nguyen and Natasha Heller were awarded prestigious Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Public Impact Grants for projects that connect Buddhist scholarship with wider audiences.
Two members of the UVA nursing community have been selected for the American Academy of Nursing’s prestigious 2026 Class of Fellows. Associate professor Meghan K. Mattos, whose research focuses on aging, cognition, and digital health, and UVA Health clinical nurse specialist Sandra Dea Mahanes, a two-time UVA nursing alumna specializing in neurocritical care and ethics.