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A shocking finding on the immune system, FDA approval of an important minimally invasive treatment for essential tremor, a cancer molecule that might aid in fighting pneumonia, and a federal grant to fight the opioid epidemic: July was an important month for UVA Health System.

Exciting new findings from UVA researchers include a possible antidote to radiation exposure, a better understanding of cancerous tumors and life-saving research about C. difficile infection

The researchers who stuck their smartphones into the hospital’s tube system, which sends samples to the medical lab, didn’t have grants or a complex strategy for their project. They were trying to solve a problem.

With Charlottesville’s recent rainy, chilly weather, it sure doesn’t feel like summer. But the summer issue of our family health magazine, Vim & Vigor, is out now.

From a new male contraceptive to 3D organs, current research gives us glimpses into an innovative and exciting future.

This month, our researchers unveiled discoveries about conditions that affect millions in the U.S.: stroke, kidney disease and diabetes (a major cause of kidney disease). What does this mean for you? Better tools for diagnosis and treatment.

February's UVA research news was all about prevention, from food poisoning to strokes.

There was snow on the ground earlier this week, but we promise spring is on the way. And with that, the spring issue of our family health magazine, Vim & Vigor, is already out. Read stories about indoor allergies, a horseback rider's hip replacement and more.

Record-breaking winter storm Jonas may have dominated the news last month, but in case you missed them, these medical research stories made headlines of their own.

This month, we didn’t see sugar plums dancing in our heads; instead, we witnessed the prospects for future scientific marvels, such as the curing of prostate cancer and the creation of kidneys. Death to Prostate Cancer Cells! The Bite-Sized Synopsis: UVA researchers found a link between prostate cancer treatments that…