Strange Colon Discovery Explains Racial Disparities in Colorectal Cancer
A team of scientists led by two UVA researchers found that one side of the colon ages faster than the other, but which side ages first differs between people of African and European descent.
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iTHRIV Distributes $200,000 to Fund Innovative Research Projects
iTHRIV has funded research projects to battle Parkinson’s disease, celiac disease, epilepsy and more.
UVA Health Newsroom
UVA Tests ‘Radically Different’ Approach to Managing Type 2 Diabetes
Daniel Cox, PhD, said his diabetes-management program “flies in the face of conventionality” in that it doesn’t insist on weight loss.
UVA Health Newsroom
Two UVA Physicians Win SCHEV’s Highest Faculty Honor
Taison Bell, MD, and Andrew Wolf, MD, have been named Outstanding Faculty Award winners for 2021 by SCHEV.
UVA Health Newsroom
UVA Aims to Battle Disease by Understanding Exercise’s Whole-Body Effects
Scientists are teaming up to understand the benefits of exercise at a molecular level, shedding light on exactly how exercise helps the body fend off disease.
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