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Virginia Tech researchers develop new COVID-19 tests to combat backlogs, shortages , articleVirginia Tech scientists have developed a new COVID-19 test and secured federal and state approvals to immediately begin processing samples at on-campus labs in Blacksburg and Roanoke.
Date: Apr 22, 2020 -
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New study shows how common parasitic infection can cause seizures and psychiatric illness for some , articleForty million Americans are infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. New research by scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC describes how brain circuits change as the parasite finds long-term shelter inside brain cells.
Date: Apr 01, 2020 -
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Scientists reveal how brain tumors impact normally supportive cells , articleThe same brain cells designed to stop brain damage fail to support healthy neurons when a cancer grows. New research, led by Stefanie Robel and Harald Sontheimer at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, reveals how gliomas alter astrocytes, a cell type that helps protect neurons and is crucial to preventing seizures.
Date: Apr 01, 2020 -
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New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty member studies how junk food induces dopamine release in the brain , articleWhy is eating unhealthy food such a hard habit to break? Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, a new faculty member at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, studies how modern high-fat, high-carb foods might be tricking the brain into intensifying reward and pleasure signals.
Date: Mar 31, 2020 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute to explore how a baby’s brain develops at Brain School , articleThis year’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Brain School speaker lineup features interactive presentations about what influences early brain development and how these factors relate to infant health.
Date: Feb 27, 2020 -
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Scientists explore new method to help people with alcohol use disorder , articleNew ways to help people resist the siren call of alcohol have not kept pace — which leaves health care providers stuck with the same intervention and rehabilitation options they have been using for decades. But now, Virginia Tech scientists are studying whether people battling alcohol use disorder might gain some relief by “pre-experiencing” the future.
Date: Feb 14, 2020 -
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Researcher receives $1 million grant to develop DNA extraction technology for timber , articleEli Vlaisavljevich, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics, will work to develop new technology that could help stem illegal timbering and the resulting effect on the environment.
Date: Feb 06, 2020 -
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New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty member links nature, nurture, and early brain development , articleBrittany Howell, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, studies how maternal characteristics and behavior impact brain development in infants. Howell will start recruiting new mothers to participate in her lab’s research studies in 2020.
Date: Dec 12, 2019 -
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Researchers study the mechanisms behind learning and long-term memory in the brain , articleHehuang “David” Xie, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and his collaborators just published a new study in the journal Nature Communications.
Date: Oct 01, 2019 -
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Xiaoting Jia wins CAREER award to develop bio-friendly brain implants , articleJia, an assistant professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded the National Science Foundation award to develop a multifunctional neural interface device that is highly flexible, scalable, clinically translatable, and bio-friendly.
Date: Jul 12, 2019 -
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FDA deems molecular test for concussions ‘breakthrough device’ , articleBRAINBox Solutions, a molecular diagnostics innovator that works extensively with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, announced it has been granted U.S. Food and Drug Administration Breakthrough Device Designation to speed development of a product that includes a blood-based test to aid in prognosis and diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury.
Date: Jun 17, 2019 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute addiction scientist to receive international honor for translational research , articleAddiction researcher Warren Bickel, the Virginia Tech Carilion Behavioral Health Research Professor, will receive the Scientific Translation Award from the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis on Saturday in Chicago, Illinois.
Date: May 23, 2019 -
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Virginia Drug Discovery Consortium meeting to focus on opioids, addiction, data science , articleThe Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery will host a May 21-22 meeting of the Virginia Drug Discovery Consortium to be held at the Hotel Roanoke, with such topics as opioid abuse, addiction, and data science in medicine as topics.
Date: May 17, 2019 -
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Judges, neuroscientists consider how science and criminal justice converge at Roanoke neurolaw conference , articleNeuroscientists and addiction experts at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC believe that emerging neuroscientific discoveries could complement criminal justice.
Date: May 02, 2019 -
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Mobile Autism Clinic wins innovation award from Virginia State Office of Rural Health , articleThe clinic — a converted 2004 Itasca Spirit Winnebago — provides clinical care, support, and therapy sessions for families and children who have autism spectrum disorder, a group of developmental disorders that impacts a person’s ability to communicate and function socially in many areas of life.
Date: Apr 03, 2019 -
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Center for Autism Research hosting one-day conference on treatments, financial planning, life stages , articleThe Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research and Autism Clinic are hosting a one-day conference April 26, with talks and workshops focused on accessing community treatments, self-determination, financial needs planning, and more.
Date: Mar 28, 2019 -
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FORWARD: Allyson Bailey , articleA series of traumatic brain injuries in high school left Bailey unable to walk and struggling to communicate. Now she is taking advantage of all Virginia Tech has to offer and using her experiences to help others.
Date: Mar 27, 2019 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute to present the good, bad, and ugly at 7th Annual Brain School , articleExperts will share insights and extraordinary facts during the series of community lectures and hands-on activities from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 11, through Thursday, March 14, at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke.
Date: Mar 05, 2019 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists link concussions to seizures, development of epilepsy , articleExperiments by Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists show a strong relationship between changes in astrocytes after mild traumatic brain injury and the eventual occurrence of a seizure.
Date: Jan 24, 2019 -
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Susan Campbell named assistant professor of animal and poultry sciences , articleCampbell is one of a number of new faculty members recently hired in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She is a neuroscientist who studies epilepsy.
Date: Jan 16, 2019
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