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Center for Inclusion opens for students in Roanoke , articleThe Fralin Biomedical and Research Institute at VTC, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and the Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology cut a ceremonial ribbon Aug. 18 to open their new Center for Inclusion. In the spirit of InclusiveVT, the center is designed as an inviting and inclusive space where individuals can celebrate diversity and learn from one another.
Date: Aug 30, 2022 -
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Leading addiction expert: proposed FDA nicotine rule likely to help more people quit smoking , article“Nicotine is the driving force of addictive quality of cigarettes," said Warren Bickel, a Virginia Tech professor of psychology and director of the Addiction Recovery Research Center of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. "Reduction of nicotine will render cigarettes less rewarding, which may help people quit smoking or cause them to use a less harmful forms of nicotine.”
Date: Jun 23, 2022 -
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New data revealed about the origin of the circulatory system during development , articleResearchers are closer to understanding the earliest beginnings of the circulatory system during embryonic development. The discovery could lead to ways to repair damage in the human body after a stroke or heart attack.
Date: May 17, 2022 -
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Surprising discovery about nature of CASK gene disorders may influence potential treatments , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists determine CASK gene disorder is defined by damage to neurons, not the developmental course of the disease.
Date: Feb 18, 2022 -
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How we view the future may hold key to recovery from alcohol use disorder , articleIn a study in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC suggest that modifying the time perspective of people with alcohol use disorder may improve their recoveries.
Date: Jan 27, 2022 -
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Biomedical innovations take center stage during 'Shark Tank'-style pitch competition on HS&T campus , articleThe competition involved students from the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate program, who selected intellectual property, worked with real-world business mentors, and created an entrepreneurial plan to develop and commercialize biomedical discoveries.
Date: Dec 13, 2021 -
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Researchers improve method to map brain cell connectivity in zebrafish , articleThe advance could improve understanding of how the human brain functions.
Date: Oct 28, 2021 -
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TBMH doctoral student crowned first-ever Miss Virginia Volunteer , articleBreana Turner, a first-year student in the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program at Virginia Tech, was recently awarded the title, earning a $10,000 scholarship.
Date: Aug 24, 2021 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists tie improved learning processes to reduced symptoms of depression , articleVirginia Tech scientists have identified neural learning processes to be associated with symptoms of depression and linked improvements in these processes to improved symptoms in research participants being treated for depression.
Date: Jul 28, 2021 -
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Children’s National Hospital, Virginia Tech announce partnership for new Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus , articleThe campus is an expansion of Children’s National that is located on a nearly 12-acre portion of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and is set to open its first phase in December 2020.
Date: Nov 14, 2019 -
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