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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Alex DiFeliceantonio talks about ultra-processed foods , articleDiFeliceantonio discussed the prevalence of ultra-processed foods in the American diet, their association with various health issues, and the challenges of navigating food choices in a highly processed environment, among other topics.
Date: Apr 14, 2025 - -
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What overrides the brain’s satiety signals and promotes overeating? , articleA team of Virginia Tech neuroscientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will capture real-time brain signals that govern people’s decisions about food with help from a $2.75 million grant.
Date: Apr 08, 2025 - -
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2025 Seale Innovation Fund grants fuel health innovation , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists take on projects targeting heart disease, memory, mental health, brain development, and sugar-sweetened drinks.
Date: Feb 25, 2025 - -
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Are we eating ourselves to death? Biomedical researchers tackle this question and more , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists demystify the human body in the "Pocket Science" podcast.
Date: Feb 12, 2025 - -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute appoints interim directors for research centers focused on addiction recovery and health behaviors , articleA team of four researchers will continue to advance the extensive work underway at the Addiction Recovery Research Center and Center for Health Behaviors Research.
Date: Oct 18, 2024 - -
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Summer students share findings at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute symposium , articleDuring the programs at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, high school and university undergraduate students tackle research questions in the biomedical and health sciences.
Date: Sep 26, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech scientists develop tool for brain and behavioral studies involving ultra-processed foods, which make up the bulk of our diet , articleAlexandra DiFeliceantonio and her team at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute created a set of images to help researchers and dietitians identify processing levels of foods.
Date: May 30, 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 - -
Video ItemCommunity tunes in to learn about ‘The Craving Brain: Food and Drugs’ during Brain School , video
Nearly 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 20, 2024 - -
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11th annual Brain School digs into mysteries of the brain, emerging science behind weight-loss drugs , articleResearchers invite the community to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute to share in their passion for science during an interactive brain awareness event, including presentations and panel discussion on “The Craving Brain: Food and Drugs.”
Date: Mar 01, 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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Research into ultra-processed food’s effect on young adults’ eating behavior gets support from Gaskins fellowship , articleEmma Leslie, a translational biology, medicine and health doctoral student, is focusing on people aged 18 to 25 because ultra-processed foods make up the bulk of their diets.
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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‘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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‘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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Three National Institutes of Health grants fund study on the effects of ultra-processed foods on the human body , articleThe Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise received three grants totaling more than $1.2 million to study ultra-processed foods.
Date: Dec 08, 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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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute expands Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program , articleMore than 30 undergraduate and high school students worked behind the curtain of biomedical research this summer at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Aug 16, 2022 -
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