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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s new lab will take aim at tobacco use, cancer rates, and informing policy , articleRoberta Freitas-Lemos wants to provide policymakers with research-informed strategies to influence health behavior and lower cancer rates related to tobacco, one of the world’s biggest public health threats.
Date: Apr 17, 2024 -
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Community tunes in to learn about ‘The Craving Brain: Food and Drugs’ during Brain School , articleNearly 200 people packed into the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC during Brain Awareness Week activities in March for exhibits, tours, talks, brain-healthy food and programming around brain science and its role in helping people lead healthier lives.
Date: Mar 21, 2024 -
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Low-intensity ultrasound shows promise as a noninvasive approach to alleviate pain , articleIn a Journal of Neuroscience study, Virginia Tech scientists demonstrated the effectiveness of using low-intensity focused ultrasound to modulate activity in a critical region in the brain that processes and regulates pain signals.
Date: Feb 19, 2024 -
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Leading scientist shares mysteries of the human milk microbiome in public lecture , articleProminent maternal-infant health expert and National Academy of Medicine member Michelle "Shelley" McGuire will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Feb. 15 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute.
Date: Feb 07, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech scientist shows focused ultrasound can reach deep into the brain to relieve pain , articleA study by Wynn Legon, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, found that narrowly focused soundwaves aimed at an area of the brain called the insula reduced both the perception of pain and the body’s reaction to it.
Date: Feb 05, 2024 -
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Buzz kill: Virginia Tech researchers find drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes reduce alcohol cravings, use in individuals with obesity , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute study analyzed social media posts and self-reported experiences among patients who use drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro.
Date: Jan 05, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech researchers paid a royal visit at national neuroscience conference , articleResearchers from Virginia Tech's Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise reveal positive impacts of performing arts training for individuals with disabilities at the 2023 Society for Neuroscience Conference, featuring a surprise engagement with Princess Marie of Denmark.
Date: Nov 30, 2023 -
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International team of scientists says identifying some foods as addictive could stimulate research, shift attitudes , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute scientist joins colleagues from three continents in calling for a global rethink of food choices as a way to improve human health.
Date: Oct 10, 2023 -
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Researchers link food insecurity, financial hardship during COVID-19 to trait associated with poor health choices , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute study has implications for better understanding food choices and addictive disorders.
Date: Oct 05, 2023 -
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‘The real deal’: Students thrive and grow in summer hands-on research experiences , articleThis was the seventh summer of programs aimed at engaging and training the next generation of scientists. This year, 34 students from colleges in Virginia, North Carolina, and as far away as California, and from five area high schools, participated in summer undergraduate research fellowship programs at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Sep 20, 2023 -
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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 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC: Growth of an innovator , articleSince its founding in 2010, the research institute has become a focal point for biomedical research across Virginia Tech. It now has more than 450 faculty, staff, and students in Roanoke and Washington, D.C., supporting research fueled by $173.7 million in external grants.
Date: Aug 29, 2023 -
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Lecture series features experts in addiction research, cardiovascular science, child development, metabolic disease , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute launches the 12th season of the Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series on Sept. 8.
Date: Aug 24, 2023 -
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Pregnant? Virginia Tech researchers recruiting for nation’s largest early childhood brain development study , articleThe ambitious national HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study seeks to better understand what influences brain development from birth through age 10.
Date: Aug 23, 2023 -
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‘My younger self could never have dreamed of this’ , articleZach Hutelin, a doctoral candidate in Virginia Tech's Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to pursue a new line of research into the health impact of ultra-processed foods.
Date: Aug 02, 2023 -
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Researchers hope to uncover the underlying mechanisms of why ultra-processed foods are so rewarding – and so overconsumed , articleA new grant will help Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, a Fralin Biomedical Research Institute assistant professor, uncover the allure of highly processed foods, which make up 58 percent of calories consumed in the United States.
Date: Mar 29, 2023 -
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Everyone invited to learn about our ‘electric’ brains at 10th annual Brain School , articleNeuroscientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the School of Neuroscience will celebrate the amazing brain with their 10th annual Brain School program, “The Electric Brain,” starting at 5 p.m. March 13 at 4 Riverside Circle in Roanoke.
Date: Mar 03, 2023 -
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State iTHRIV partnership awards $200,000 in pilot funds , articleThe integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia, has awarded teams of physicians, researchers, veterinarians, and data scientists at Virginia Tech, Carilion Clinic, and the University of Virginia $200,000 in pilot funding. The funds will be used across four multi-institutional research projects to accelerate health breakthroughs in the fields of pediatrics, prenatal care, and cancer treatment.
Date: Dec 05, 2022 -
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Highly processed foods can share the addictive qualities of tobacco, researchers say , articleFoods such as sugary soft drinks, baked goods, chips, burgers, and fries can cause compulsive consumption, have mood-altering effects, and trigger strong urges, according to scientists from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the University of Michigan.
Date: Nov 09, 2022 -
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Neuroscience’s Matt Howe seeks to better understand how ingredients interact with people's dopamine system , articleTo figure out how individual foods affect the dopamine system and what happens when all of the ingredients are presented in combination, Matt Howe recently was awarded a five-year, $1.8 million National Science Foundation grant.
Date: Oct 11, 2022
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