Fire ants common along the Gulf Coast and in Texas are likely limiting the spread of a meat allergy carried by lone star ticks – but the invasive ants have a nasty bite of their own.

The technique, developed at UVA, replaces scalpels with sound waves to battle glioblastoma.

Three friends saw a need – and came up with a strategy to help fight COVID-19.

Chemical engineering associate professor Bryan Berger and his research collaborator are combining the power of mathematical modeling with rapid lab testing technologies to fast-track crucial answers about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

The integrated Translational Research Institute of Virginia, a partnership between UVA, Virginia Tech, Carilion Clinic and Inova Health System, has announced its fourth class of scholars.

Having hyper-controlling parents at age 13 predicts less support in romantic relationships by the age of 29, a lower likelihood of even being on a relationship at 32 and less academic achievement by the age of 32.

The genetic disease frequently leads patients to be confined to wheelchairs, but a new study suggests that exercise in the early stages may slow the disease's progression.

Stereotypes are slow to change, and some young students may not see themselves in science careers.

UVA researchers Daniel Gingerich and Jan Vogler trace the effects of the bubonic plague's high mortality through centuries of political and social change, including decreased land inequality and increased political participation.

UVA Health was the only Virginia hospital chosen for the National Food Allergy Clinical Network.