News articles from UVA Today.
Inspired by Abalone Shells, Researcher Develops Strong, Lightweight Metal
Natural gas is abundant and burns more cleanly than gasoline. But it burns hot. A UVA engineer is developing metals to withstand the heat.
From Plants, UVA Extracts a Better Way to Determine What Our Genes Do
The new technique allows researchers to more easily sort genes' immediate effects from the complex chain reactions that follow. One possible application: more effective testing for new drugs.
Most Comprehensive Study of Genetic, Sudden-Death Heart Condition Posts First Results
The findings improve doctors' understanding of abnormal, often deadly thickening of the heart and could help them predict patients' risk of sudden cardiac death and heart failure.
What Happened to the King of Haiti? Marlene Daut on the Country's Early History
Haiti's importance to modern democracy is pretty widely understood among academics, but most Americans only know a single – negative – perspective and little of its rich history.
Living in Walkable Cities Predicts Success of 'American Dream'
Newly published work from UVA finds children who are raised in walkable cities grow up to earn more than their parents, jumping from lower income quartiles to middle or even higher income brackets.
Study: Maternal Interaction May Influence the Epigenetics of Baby's Social Development
The latest evidence that gene may not be destiny comes from Kathleen Krol's study of maternal-infant interactions and how they affect the expression of genes that are important to babies' development of oxytocin systems.
Study: A Mother's Touch May Influence the Genetics of Baby's Social Development
The latest evidence that gene may not be destiny comes from Kathleen Krol's study of maternal-infant interactions and how they affect the expression of genes that are important to babies' development of oxytocin systems.
Q&A: Economist's Study Finds Racial Wage Gap May Explain Almost All of Wealth Gap
The research of Eric Young and colleagues disputes the accepted theories on wealth disparities between black and white households.
Patients, Physicians and Researchers Gather to Probe Genetic Eye Disorders
Aniridia and other congenital disorders can lead to blindness. UVA researchers and doctors are leading the way toward better understanding the disorders' causes, and finding new treatments.
Seizures in Babies: UVA Doctor Sheds Light on Why They Have Lifelong Effects
Newborns who suffer seizures near birth, even if they appear to be fine afterward, can have behavioral issues and learning disabilities later. A UVA neonatologist wants to know why.