News articles from UVA Today.

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.

What One 'Saved by the Bell' Star Can Tell Us About Race and Ethnic Categories

Mark-Paul Gosselaar's revelation that his mother is Indonesian is an example of how difficult it has become for the U.S. Census Bureau to use current racial and ethnic categories to describe the country's population, according to UVA researchers.

UVA IDs Genes That Influence Our Risk for Deadly Coronary Artery Disease

The findings could help doctors identify people at high risk and develop better treatments and preventative interventions.

How Politics Drive Our Personal Relationships - and Even Where We Live

Naomi Cahn, the new head of UVA's Family Law Center, sifts through data from sources as diverse as a dating website and the New York Times to reveal social patterns.

Wally's World: UVA Wise Professor Tracks Appalachia's Salamanders

To learn more about the rarely seen green salamander, Wally Smith and his students have scaled cliff faces and explored tree canopies, discovering more than 90 previously unknown populations.

University Seeks Applicants for Two Research Seed-Funding Programs

The President & Provost's Fund for Institutionally Related Research and 3Cavaliers offer crucial start-up funding to researchers across the University.

Targeting Calcium Overload Could Improve Stroke Outcomes, UVA Research Suggests

Scientists found that excessive calcium contributes to inflammation that may worsen the effects of ischemic stroke.

Breast Cancer Discovery Could Help Stop Disease's Deadly Spread

UVA researchers have identified a gene responsible for the metastasis of "triple-negative" breast cancer and a new approach to prevent or delay the cancer's spread.

Q&A: COVID-19 to Become Third-Leading Cause of Death in United States

With more than 300,000 deaths projected by the end of the year, Weldon Cooper Center researcher Shonel Sen expects COVID-19 to become the third-most-common cause of death in the U.S.

Antidepressant May Prevent Severe COVID-19, Clinical Trial Finds

Based on a discovery by UVA researchers last year, new findings suggest the drug fluvoxamine may stop COVID symptoms from worsening.