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Article ItemLeading 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 -
Article ItemNew data revealed about the origin of the circulatory system during development , article
Researchers 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 -
Article ItemSurprising discovery about nature of CASK gene disorders may influence potential treatments , article
Fralin 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 -
Article ItemHow we view the future may hold key to recovery from alcohol use disorder , article
In 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 -
Article ItemBiomedical innovations take center stage during 'Shark Tank'-style pitch competition on HS&T campus , article
The 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 -
Article ItemResearchers improve method to map brain cell connectivity in zebrafish , article
The advance could improve understanding of how the human brain functions.
Date: Oct 28, 2021 -
Article ItemTBMH doctoral student crowned first-ever Miss Virginia Volunteer , article
Breana 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 -
Article ItemFralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists tie improved learning processes to reduced symptoms of depression , article
Virginia 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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