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Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction New online tool tests how taxes shape sugar-sweetened drink purchases , article
Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC created the Experimental Beverage Marketplace to study how taxes affect consumers’ purchase of soft drinks, energy drinks, and other sugary beverages.
Date: Apr 29, 2025 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Exploring a rare genetic disorder that almost exclusively affects girls , article
A geneticist who uncovered the cause of Rett syndrome will share how her discovery continues to fuel brain-development research at the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Apr 25, 2025 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction AI-backed saliva test shows promise for flagging chemotherapy risk, early results indicate , article
Fralin 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 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Researchers investigate low-intensity electrical pulses to help the immune system fight cancer , article
High-intensity electrical pulses have been medically used to destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. But lower-intensity pulses may have a different effect — they reshape the battlefield, making tumors more vulnerable to the body’s own defenses.
Date: Apr 17, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research ‘Milestone’ discovery may unlock the true biomedical might of exosomes , article
Researchers identified a freeze-drying process to produce, warehouse, and deliver a wound-healing medicine for cancer patients, military troops, and industrial workers exposed to radiation.
Date: Apr 15, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Finding community and focus in interdisciplinary cancer research , article
Doctoral 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 - -
Article ItemCategory: research What overrides the brain’s satiety signals and promotes overeating? , article
A 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 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Even under stress, male-female pairs had each other’s backs , article
In a new study, scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute found that coordination in fearful situations looks different in males and females.
Date: Apr 07, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research What if we could take the guesswork out of mental health treatment? , article
Physician-scientist Jordan Smoller will share advances in precision psychiatry in a public lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute.
Date: Apr 04, 2025 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction From child brain development research to Capitol Hill advocacy , article
Graduate student Blakely Lockhart has been named an Early Career Policy Ambassador by the Society for Neuroscience, the world’s largest organization of brain and nervous system researchers.
Date: Apr 03, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Virginia Tech researcher earns fellowship to explore how obesity increases the risk for heart disease , article
Mark Renton, a postdoctoral associate with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will use the American Heart Association fellowship to investigate how the pannexin-1 protein regulates blood flow in an obesity-induced heart condition.
Date: Mar 20, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Research into alcohol use disorder: Imagining future events changes brain to improve healthy decision-making , article
A new study by Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC found practicing episodic future thinking both reduced impulsivity and enhanced connectivity in key regions of the brain.
Date: Mar 19, 2025 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Intensive physical therapy effective for children with rare genetic mutation, Virginia Tech study finds , article
Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC want to provide investigative targets for other researchers, a framework for therapists, and vital information for parents of children with rare CASK gene mutations.
Date: Mar 12, 2025 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Go behind the scenes of brain research at the 12th annual Brain School , article
Scientists will present their research through an interactive expo and panel discussion on focused ultrasound when the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC opens its doors for Brain School on March 10.
Date: Mar 05, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research 'Pocket Science' podcast: What if sound could heal? , article
Wynn Legon explains how his lab is exploring ultrasound technology's effectiveness against chronic pain.
Date: Mar 05, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Health crisis: Nearly half of all gun deaths are suicides , article
Emergency physician and injury prevention researcher Marian Betz will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Mar 04, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Incoming graduate students tackle health challenges , article
The innovative Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program continues its tradition of multidisciplinary research.
Date: Feb 28, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research One in 10 Americans is living with a rare disease , article
On Rare Disease Day, we recognize Virginia Tech researchers working to identify, treat, and support patients diagnosed with conditions that individually affect 200,000 or fewer in the U.S.
Date: Feb 27, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research 2025 Seale Innovation Fund grants fuel health innovation , article
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists take on projects targeting heart disease, memory, mental health, brain development, and sugar-sweetened drinks.
Date: Feb 25, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: research Rising health costs may seem dismal, but this economist says there’s hope , article
Vivian Ho, an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, will visit the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to deliver the first Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture of 2025.
Date: Feb 18, 2025 -
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