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Researchers aim to fight aggressive cancer with a virus , articleScientists are engineering viruses to carry a cancer-killing molecule directly to brain tumors — a novel approach to treating glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant cancers.
Date: May 05, 2026 - -
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A nicotine-free add-on can make it harder to quit smoking , articlePeople who smoke menthol cigarettes face higher mortality rates than non-menthol smokers. Researcher Carol Bovo will use a Postdoctoral Excellence Award to study the factors that may inform the decision of whether to quit following a regulatory menthol ban.
Date: Mar 11, 2026 - -
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Researchers drill down on genetics to guide treatment for leukemia patients , articleCancer researchers are making strides in efforts to use genetic profiles to develop a better understanding of how people respond to treatment for a rare but aggressive blood cancer.
Date: Mar 06, 2026 - -
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Rare Disease Day: Virginia Tech researchers tackle uncommon conditions , articleFrom gene mutations to novel therapies, scientists are translating discoveries into meaningful progress for often overlooked patients.
Date: Feb 25, 2026 - -
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National Cancer Institute grants support study of fluid flow in deadly brain tumors , articleJennifer Munson will use the National Institutes of Health awards to build a novel map of fluid flow in the whole brain and use focused ultrasound to study the effectiveness of drug delivery to glioblastoma tumors.
Date: Dec 01, 2025 - -
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The hidden currents of the brain , articleTo biomedical engineer Jennifer Munson, the liquid movements within the brain hold powerful clues about how disease takes hold — and how healing might begin.
Date: Oct 21, 2025 - -
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Researcher advances new approach to blood cancer treatment , articleChristopher Hourigan, a physician-scientist, is leading nationwide efforts to develop advanced techniques to better identify residual disease and tailor treatment for each patient with acute myeloid leukemia, a highly fatal blood cancer.
Date: Sep 30, 2025 - -
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'Big Science, Small Pod' podcast: What do you do when your body is its own enemy? , articleCancer researcher and physician-scientist Cheng-Chia "Fred" Wu describes how the blood-brain barrier, meant to protect your brain from viruses and toxins, also stands between cancers and the drugs that could kill them. Focused ultrasound could change that.
Date: Aug 13, 2025 - -
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Immunotherapy for leukemia may change the bone marrow environment, cancer researchers find , articleScientists studying a hard-to-treat form of blood cancer called acute myeloid leukemia have found that a type of treatment — immunotherapy — may help change the environment where cancer cells live, possibly helping the immune system respond more effectively.
Date: Jul 31, 2025 - -
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Hard-to-treat cancers respond to combination therapy using a new class of drugs , articleIn a powerful new approach, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists use advanced gene editing to study potential dual therapy for lung, brain, and pancreatic cancers.
Date: Jul 25, 2025 - -
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Scientists uncover immune cells that help prostate cancer resist treatment and a way to stop them , articleScientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute identified a subtype of immune cells that helps advanced prostate cancer evade the body’s defenses, suggesting a new approach for treatment.
Date: Jul 10, 2025 - -
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‘Every time we wait, we lose someone who might have made it’ , articleFor every careful step forward in cancer research, there is a patient waiting — a family holding its breath in the middle of the night. That reality was clear at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Cancer Research Symposium.
Date: Jun 27, 2025 - -
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Lymph node on a chip: New immune system model developed to enhance precision medicine research , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s Munson lab completed one element of an engineered tissue model that could advance medical and drug testing and provide a new tool for precision medicine.
Date: Jun 18, 2025 - -
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New study aims to improve treatment for pediatric brain cancer , articleWith grant support from The Children’s Cancer Foundation Inc., a nonprofit that serves the Baltimore-Washington region, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists are focused on ending an glioblastoma.
Date: Jun 09, 2025 - -
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AI-backed saliva test shows promise for flagging chemotherapy risk, early results indicate , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists developed a saliva-based artificial intelligence screening method that could flag patients at risk for dangerous side effects from a widely used chemotherapy drug.
Date: Apr 22, 2025 - -
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Finding community and focus in interdisciplinary cancer research , articleDoctoral student Blanka Bordas had not planned to work in Washington, D.C., as she earned her degree, but opted to do so for the chance to work with an outstanding mentor on cancer research
Date: Apr 11, 2025 - -
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'Pocket Science' podcast: Why don't I slosh when I walk? , articleHuman beings are mostly water, and about a fifth of that water is interstitial fluid, flowing in the spaces between our cells. Jenny Munson tells us how understanding that fluid flow can be harnessed to better treat cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases.
Date: Feb 26, 2025 - -
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Children’s National Hospital, Virginia Tech expand research partnership to advance pediatric health , articleThe partnership brings together Children’s National, ranked among the nation’s top pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, and Virginia Tech, a leading academic research institution.
Date: Feb 04, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech award supports innovation in brain cancer treatment , articleCairina Inc. co-founder Caleb Stine received a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Award that puts the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute spinoff a step closer to making its research available to surgeons and oncologists.
Date: Sep 25, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech, Children’s National Hospital, and industry experts explore the impact of AI on health care , articleWhile exploring the potential of artificial intelligence, old fashioned networking and human relationships held the floor.
Date: Sep 24, 2024 -
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