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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute spinoff company partnering with UVA Health to improve screening for opioid use disorder , articleBEAM Diagnostics Inc., a behavioral health company that sprung from research from Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a $1.84 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to commercialize its technology to improve assessment of opioid use disorder in outpatient medical clinics.
Date: Sep 19, 2023 -
General ItemPaid research study for people who use cocaine/crack Date: Aug 10, 2023
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‘Stimulants are coming back’: Addiction scientists seek to better understand cocaine use disorder , articleWarren Bickel and Stephen LaConte at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute hope the study will inform demand and cravings for a substance involved in nearly one in five overdose deaths
Date: May 14, 2023 -
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Forecasting the health returns of tobacco tax proposals , articleScientists with Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are leading a five-year, $3.5 million study that has potential to deliver research-based health policy guidance for new tobacco regulations as well as evaluate the health consequences of people’s economic choices.
Date: Nov 15, 2022 -
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Addiction researchers seek a deeper understanding of substance-use recovery , articleWith a National Institutes of Health grant, researchers seek to provide a scientific understanding of recovery from substance use as well as to identify ways to prevent relapses.
Date: Sep 27, 2022 -
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Leading addiction expert: proposed FDA nicotine rule likely to help more people quit smoking , article“Nicotine is the driving force of addictive quality of cigarettes," said Warren Bickel, a Virginia Tech professor of psychology and director of the Addiction Recovery Research Center of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. "Reduction of nicotine will render cigarettes less rewarding, which may help people quit smoking or cause them to use a less harmful forms of nicotine.”
Date: Jun 23, 2022 -
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NIH grant will fund graduate student’s study of human brain activity in alcohol use disorder , articleJeremy Myslowski, a doctoral student working in the lab of Stephen LaConte at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will use the award to study new ways to quantify severity of alcohol use disorder with neuroimaging and to test whether this disorder also impairs brain regulation.
Date: Apr 15, 2022 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists to discuss the science of healthy lifestyle choices in public seminar , articleWarren Bickel and Alexandra DiFeliceantonio are world-leading researchers in the science of healthy decision-making. This month they’ll share insights from their work in a free virtual seminar, “New Year, New Behaviors: The Science Behind Dysfunctional Decision-Making,” on Feb. 16.
Date: Feb 10, 2022 -
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How we view the future may hold key to recovery from alcohol use disorder , articleIn a study in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC suggest that modifying the time perspective of people with alcohol use disorder may improve their recoveries.
Date: Jan 27, 2022 -
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New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty member to advance addiction, pain research with focused ultrasound , articleWynn Legon, a neuroscientist and pioneer in the use of focused ultrasound, will continue advancing this technology when he joins the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC as an assistant professor on Sept. 1.
Date: Aug 09, 2021 -
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Double major Christine Faunce named 2021 Outstanding Senior for the College of Science , articleFaunce, who is earning dual degrees in experimental neuroscience and medicinal chemistry in the College of Science, will pursue a Ph.D. in pharmacology.
Date: May 11, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech students present at ACC Meeting of the Minds research conference , articleVirginia Tech students from various programs and disciplines highlight their research and how their work seeks to benefit their communities in solving real-world problems.
Date: Apr 28, 2021 -
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Breaking through , articleIn today's installment looking at complex problems, Virginia Tech comes together with research, technology, and a sense of Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) to uncover opportunities for support, recovery, and awareness of substance misuse on campus, at home, and in the community.
Date: Apr 21, 2021 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech researchers give hope to substance use disorder patients with new psychological tools , video
<div><div><div>Warren Bickel, a professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and director of the institute’s Addiction Recovery Research Center, helped pioneer the drug treatments used to wean people from substances of addiction. His research also considers substance abuse in terms of costs and benefits. It addresses why people choose options that have the greatest immediate appeal at the greatest long-term cost--a hallmark of addiction. By identifying people who value quick gratification at the expense of the future, health care providers can pinpoint people who will need extra help during the addiction recovery process.</div></div></div>
Date: Apr 02, 2021 -
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New study shows how risk-averse teens sway peers to make safer choices , articlePrior studies have shown adolescents are likely to experiment along with friends who use drugs and alcohol. But do friends who avoid risks have similar influential power? In a new study, Virginia Tech neuroscientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC show that observing peers making sound decisions may help teenagers avoid risky situations.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty member studies how junk food induces dopamine release in the brain , articleWhy is eating unhealthy food such a hard habit to break? Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, a new faculty member at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, studies how modern high-fat, high-carb foods might be tricking the brain into intensifying reward and pleasure signals.
Date: Mar 31, 2020 -
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Scientists explore new method to help people with alcohol use disorder , articleNew ways to help people resist the siren call of alcohol have not kept pace — which leaves health care providers stuck with the same intervention and rehabilitation options they have been using for decades. But now, Virginia Tech scientists are studying whether people battling alcohol use disorder might gain some relief by “pre-experiencing” the future.
Date: Feb 14, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech, Indivior announce new collaboration to study long-term recovery pathways in people with opioid use disorder , articleThe study will be carried out by a team of researchers led by Warren Bickel, a professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, the Virginia Tech Carilion Behavioral Health Research Professor, and a professor of psychology in the College of Science at Virginia Tech.
Date: Dec 10, 2019 -
Video ItemWelcome to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute , video
<div><span>Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC is an exciting place to research, train, and work. Established in 2010, the research institute is doubling in size and is actively recruiting 20-25 new core research teams to join the Virginia Tech Health Sciences Campus in Roanoke, Virginia. For more information about the research institute and employment opportunities, please visit: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.research.vtc.vt.edu">www.research.vtc.vt.edu</a></span></div>
Date: Oct 03, 2019 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute addiction scientist to receive international honor for translational research , articleAddiction researcher Warren Bickel, the Virginia Tech Carilion Behavioral Health Research Professor, will receive the Scientific Translation Award from the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis on Saturday in Chicago, Illinois.
Date: May 23, 2019
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