Scott joined the Law faculty in 1974, and was appointed the school's ninth dean in 1991. With new leadership, I am confident the school will advance even further toward our goal of unparalleled excellence in legal education. Full story . Alzheimer's may stem from defective genes Staff Report U .Va. Health System researchers have linked the abnor- malities in the function of Alzheimer's mitochondrial genes, first described by U.Va.
Mitochondria are the batteries of the cells that provide usable energy.
Their genes are small pieces of circular DNA that are passed from mother to children. Abnormalities in mitochondrial genes have been associated with rare brain diseases in children and adults. Full story .