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Is dementia preventable? Acclaimed neurologist shares latest Alzheimer’s breakthroughs , articleKristine Yaffe will discuss strategies for preventing dementia and cognitive aging in public lecture at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC on April 11.
Date: Apr 03, 2024 -
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James R. Carter Sr. Memorial Awards support Alzheimer’s and dementia research , articleBy studying how mitochondria support neuronal function important for memory formation and how the brain’s blood vessels respond to changes in blood flow and oxygenation, Mikel Cawley and Hanaa Abdelazim hope to advance research into degenerative brain diseases.
Date: Mar 08, 2024 -
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Embedding fibers to undo the tapestry of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease , articleAssociate Professor Xiaoting Jia receives a collaborative National Institutes of Health grant to embed bidirectional fibers in the brainwith the ultimate goal of reversing memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Date: Nov 27, 2023 -
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Researchers awarded $3.3 million grant to investigate exercise, skeletal muscle mitochondrial function, and Alzheimer's disease progression , articleThe study’s findings might lead to ways of helping people with Alzheimer's disease by understanding indicators of the disease before cognitive decline that could lead to an improvement in quality of life.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
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When mitochondria lose their might , articleSchool of Neuroscience Assistant Professor Alicia Pickrell will use a $1.9 million U.S. National Institutes of Health grant to study how dysfunctional mitochondria lead to neurodegenerative diseases, congenital heart disease, strokes, and cancer.
Date: Mar 29, 2022 -
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Molecular Sciences Software Institute receives $15 million grant from National Science Foundation , articleThe Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI), based in Virginia Tech’s Corporate Research Center, has received a $15 million renewal grant from the National Science Foundation.
Date: Oct 14, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech scientists see fluid flow as potential key to fight Alzheimer's disease , articleThe National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded Jennifer Munson, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and a team of Virginia Tech scientists $3.57 million to test the impact of fluid flow in the brain on development of Alzheimer's disease.
Date: May 18, 2021 -
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Tracking fluid flow in tumors, tissues drives new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientist , articleJennifer Munson is a biomedical engineer and one of a handful of scientists examining how interstitial flow – the flow of fluids in the spaces surrounding cells within human tissues – can aggravate cancers, accelerate Alzheimer’s disease, and effectively deliver drugs. She joined the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s primary faculty team this summer.
Date: Jan 01, 2021 -
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Fluid flow in the brain: Sorting the good and the bad , articleIan Kimbrough, an assistant professor in the School of Neuroscience, and Jennifer Munson, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, are taking research learned from brain tumors to help fight Alzheimer’s.
Date: Sep 23, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researchers win Alzheimer's research awards from Virginia General Assembly , articleThree Virginia Tech researchers have each received money from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund.
Date: Aug 24, 2017 -
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Scientists discover how Alzheimer's drugs sharpen the brain's performance , articleResearchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered how the leading Alzheimer’s pharmaceuticals might sharpen the brain’s performance.
Date: May 13, 2013