Stories of Care & Discovery

$3.1 Million Grant Backs Promising Focused Ultrasound Research

$3.1 Million Grant Backs Promising Focused Ultrasound Research

UVA will pioneer the use of focused ultrasound to improve treatment of a debilitating brain condition.

UVA Health Newsroom

$3.1 Million Grant Backs Promising Focused Ultrasound Research
Unlocking the Mysteries of Neurological Disease

Unlocking the Mysteries of Neurological Disease

Harald Sontheimer, PhD, discusses breakthrough, transformational research at UVA.

UVA Health Foundation

Unlocking the Mysteries of Neurological Disease
Alzheimer’s Discovery Reveals Dire Effect of Toxic Tau Protein

Alzheimer’s Discovery Reveals Dire Effect of Toxic Tau Protein

Researchers have discovered how tau proteins damage our brain cells' operating instructions, a finding which could lead to new treatments. 

UVA Health Newsroom

Alzheimer’s Discovery Reveals Dire Effect of Toxic Tau Protein
As UVA Tests Viability of Alzheimer’s Implant, 2024 May Be a Year of Hope

As UVA Tests Viability of Alzheimer’s Implant, 2024 May Be a Year of Hope

A UVA neuroscientist is collaborating on a high-tech device that may help counteract this fatal form of dementia.

UVA Today

As UVA Tests Viability of Alzheimer’s Implant, 2024 May Be a Year of Hope
older woman looks out the window

'Sundowning’ and ‘Inflammaging'

UVA discoveries increase understanding of Alzheimer’s and age-related diseases.

Josh Barney

'Sundowning’ and ‘Inflammaging'