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Experts available: Smart toy safety, managing holiday stress, economics of Christmas music, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews on holiday related topics. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Dec 04, 2023 -
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Eminent scientists say a child-centric approach is the blueprint to improve communities , articleCommunities can prosper by providing attentive education and social services to their youngest residents — but the challenge is for leaders to work together, according to scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute.
Date: Dec 04, 2023 -
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New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute researcher pursues heart failure therapies , articleAssistant Professor Sumita Mishra explores specific molecular pathways underlying a common form of heart disease that afflicts millions of Americans, predominantly women.
Date: Dec 04, 2023 -
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Medical school formally establishes Department of Neurosurgery , articleThe new department will enhance the neurosurgical education for medical students while serving the communities of the Roanoke and the New River valleys.
Date: Dec 01, 2023 -
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Interconnection highlights consortium's person-centered approach to health research , articleThe Whole Health Consortium at Virginia Tech will combine the expertise of faculty, students, and community partners to explore a more well-rounded approach to person-centered well-being than traditional health research.
Date: Nov 30, 2023 -
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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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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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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientist identifies a connection in the brain between stress and emotional eating , articleIn a study published in Nature Communications, Assistant Professor Sora Shin describes the role of a molecule in the brain that may be responsible for triggering overconsumption of comfort foods after a threatening event.
Date: Nov 29, 2023 -
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Instead of calories and macros, think about the level of food processing, expert says , articleScientific consensus is building around a clear recommendation: To improve health, we need to think differently about our diet of ultra-processed foods. Rather than focus on calories or macronutrients, consider how the food you eat has been physically and chemically modified, says Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, an assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and associate director of the research institute's Center for Health Behaviors Research.
Date: Nov 28, 2023 -
Video ItemMeet the first TBMH graduate student conducting research full-time in Washington D.C. , video
Blanka Bordas is the first Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate student to conduct research full-time in a lab on the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus in Washington, D.C. Bordas is in her second year of Virginia Tech's TBMH Graduate program and is working in Dr. Kathleen Mulvaney's lab.
Date: Nov 22, 2023 -
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Seeking a better understanding of how genetic mutations lead to developmental disorders , articleA new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute award for postdoctoral scholars will help Chelsea Phillips advance research related to cellular junctions in heart cells.
Date: Nov 16, 2023 -
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Vampire bats make northward flight seeking stable climates , articleDoctoral student Paige Van de Vuurst is the lead author of research recently published in the Ecography journal that predicts that vampire bats — currently only found in Mexico and Central and South America — are on the move, with the United States being a viable home in 27 years.
Date: Nov 13, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech’s global impact: Dropping in on Hokies studying and working around the world , articleOn any given day, in every corner of the world, Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni are making a profound impact. As the university celebrates International Education Week, we check in with some of those Hokies embodying the university’s commitment to international education and engagement.
Date: Nov 10, 2023 -
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College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences research fuels rise in sponsored expenditures , articleFaculty researchers in the college pursued solutions to a variety of challenges facing society, such as the effects of climate change on vulnerable populations and technology’s influence on food and agriculture systems.
Date: Nov 10, 2023 -
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Translational biology, medicine, and health student studying focused ultrasound named first recipient of Jeanine L. Matte Fellowship , articleThe gift prioritizes novel approaches to unsolved questions in neuroscience research.
Date: Nov 09, 2023 -
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University's research portfolio surges forward , articleBased on fiscal year 2023 data estimates, federal, state, local, and private research awards grew a combined 17 percent, while research expenditures rose to more than $650 million — a 13 percent increase over last year's totals.
Date: Nov 06, 2023 -
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Gaskins fellowship will support doctoral student’s goal of becoming a physician-scientist , articleRenesa Tarannum, who earned a medical degree in Bangladesh, is working on her doctoral research while making progress toward becoming a licensed U.S. physician.
Date: Nov 02, 2023 -
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New cancer drug shows promise in targeting genetic weakness in tumors, Virginia Tech expert says , articleIn an invited review article in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, Kathleen Mulvaney, assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, talks about the potential of a new drug that has shown early promise in clinical trials for solid tumors by killing cancer cells that lack specific genes.
Date: Nov 01, 2023 -
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Moving forward: Neuroscientist explores movement, rehabilitation in public lecture , articleMotor learning expert and National Academy of Sciences member Amy Bastian will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture on Nov. 2 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute.
Date: Oct 27, 2023 -
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Digging for data: Researcher seeks new therapeutic interventions for progressive, chronic lung disease , articleA new Postdoctoral Excellence Award from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will help fuel Samar Antar’s research.
Date: Oct 26, 2023
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