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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 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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‘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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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists to discuss the science of healthy lifestyle choices in public seminar , articleWarren Bickel and Alexandra DiFeliceantonio are world-leading researchers in the science of healthy decision-making. This month they’ll share insights from their work in a free virtual seminar, “New Year, New Behaviors: The Science Behind Dysfunctional Decision-Making,” on Feb. 16.
Date: Feb 10, 2022 - -
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New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientist seeks to reduce heart failure , articleJunco Warren will focus on metabolic changes in the failing heart, particularly the pivotal moment when a heart moves from being impaired but functioning to struggling to do its job.
Date: Jun 28, 2021 -