
UVA identifies a surprising contributor to Rett syndrome
The immune system is designed to protect us from disease. But what if it was malfunctioning? Would it make a disease worse? That appears to be the case with Rett syndrome.

The immune system is designed to protect us from disease. But what if it was malfunctioning? Would it make a disease worse? That appears to be the case with Rett syndrome.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner provided a variety of useful resources and an online form on his Senate website for Virginians who have been victims of tax ID theft to contact his office for assistance in receiving their tax refunds in a timely fashion.

“Kaleidoscope” will be the theme for TEDxVirginiaTech 2015 on Nov. 19 at the Moss Arts Center. TED enthusiasts and great speakers, thinkers, and doers are invited to “give the talk of a lifetime” at the fourth annual event.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing concerning improvements to Route 720 (Smithland Road) in Rockingham County.

Two Bridgewater College alumni will be honored as part of the college’s annual Alumni Weekend celebration April 17 – 19.

Demonstrators outside the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Energy and Sustainability Conference this morning met conference attendees with signs like “Dominion – Global Warming starts here” and other signs urging the state’s largest utility to quit its membership in ALEC-the American Legislative Executive Council.

Scandal, one of primetime TV’s biggest hits, has largely portrayed the life of its leading character Olivia Pope, a Washington D.C. crisis manager, as more dramatic than realistic from a professional standpoint.

An analysis released for Equal Pay Day shows just how much damage the gender-based wage gap is doing to Virginia’s families and economy.

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have developed new imaging techniques to watch dangerous brain tumor cells respond to treatment in real time.

About a hundred people gathered at a candlelight vigil this week on the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) campus to show their support for Mennonite pastor Max Villatoro.