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Replacing one sugary drink with water could significantly improve health

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Published date: August 16, 2016 | 7:36 am
Updated: August 15, 2016 | 11:41 pm
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If people replace just one calorie-laden drink with water, they can reduce body weight and improve overall health, according to a Virginia Tech researcher.

Study: Students participating in government-funded school meal programs at higher risk of being overweight

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Published date: August 11, 2016 | 10:28 am
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Government-funded school meals are putting financially vulnerable children at risk of being overweight, a Virginia Tech researcher has found.

New drug approach could offer relief to patients, hospitals fighting antibiotic resistance

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Published date: September 16, 2015 | 12:45 pm
Updated: September 15, 2015 | 11:02 pm
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Virginia Tech researchers have discovered a new group of antibiotics that may provide relief to some of the more than 2 million people in the United States affected by antibiotic resistance.

Skin microbiome may hold answers to protect threatened golden frogs from lethal fungus

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Published date: March 27, 2015 | 6:17 pm
Updated: March 27, 2015 | 4:21 pm
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A team of scientists including Virginia Tech researchers is one step closer to understanding how bacteria on a frog’s skin affects its likelihood of contracting disease.

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Family food patterns have changed: Why that is likely bad news for farmers

Crystal Graham
Published date: January 3, 2024 | 3:19 pm
Updated: January 18, 2024 | 6:36 pm
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Researchers at Virginia Tech are studying the effects of changing food spending patterns and the impact on farmers and the food supply chain as a whole.

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Commonwealth begins work to manufacture semiconductors with summit in Falls Church

Chris Graham
Published date: July 24, 2023 | 11:46 am
Updated: May 13, 2025 | 8:14 pm
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An all-hands-on-deck approach is necessary if the United States is going to participate in semiconductor manufacturing.

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Artificial intelligence: A new tool in the fight against pediatric cancer

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: July 21, 2023 | 4:54 pm
Updated: June 22, 2025 | 5:28 pm
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to understand pediatric health, especially cancer in children which lacks research.

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Do you attract mosquitos? Showering with this scent might serve as repellant

Crystal Graham
Published date: May 10, 2023 | 12:32 pm
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The deodorant you use, the soap you bathe with, what you wash your clothes in, and other scents could factor in to whether mosquitos are attracted to you.

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Are chatbots toxic? Can ‘go off the leash,’ spewing language that could be dangerous

Crystal Graham
Published date: May 1, 2023 | 3:39 pm
Updated: December 14, 2023 | 1:20 pm
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Researchers are working to tame the violent, racist, sexist language that has been reported from some chatbots.

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VT students analyzing Reddit to better understand mental health, prevent suicide

Crystal Graham
Published date: February 8, 2023 | 3:46 pm
Updated: June 28, 2025 | 3:13 pm
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Three Ph.D. students at Virginia Tech and their advisor are analyzing Reddit to better understand and tackle different aspects of mental health issues to help prevent suicide.

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