Frail seniors going without desperately needed home care, UVA study finds
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There is a tremendous disparity between the need for home-based medical care and the number of frail seniors actually receiving it, a new study finds.
Search Results for Virginia Tech research
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Effective ePortfolios reach beyond the classroom toward career success
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Digital portfolios, also known as ePortfolios, are commonly used for showcasing work to be assessed by a professor for a specific class.
Watch: On two wheels, professor tracks air pollution
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Steve Hankey has developed a unique way to track air pollution. However, the experiments of this assistant professor of urban affairs and planning at Virginia Tech do not take place in a lab.
Scientists find that sensory neurons can be used to discover therapies for ALS
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Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have shown that mutations in specific genes that destroy motor neurons and cause ALS also attack sensory neurons.
Scientists solve century-old neuroscience mystery: Answers may lead to epilepsy treatment
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Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have solved a 125-year-old mystery of the brain, and, in the process, uncovered a potential treatment for acquired epilepsy.
Veterans Day: Volunteers to transcribe the candid views of World War II soldiers
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In honor of Veterans Day, Virginia Tech and the National Archives will host a transcribe-a-thon to make accessible an unusual collection of wartime documents.
Population vulnerability to waterborne disease and climate change
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Diarrheal disease, a preventable and treatable illness, remains the second-leading cause of death in children under the age of 5 and a persistent public health threat in sub-Saharan Africa.
Water experts to study emerging threat of antibiotic resistance
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Bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics lead to an estimated 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses per year in the U.S.
Can brain injuries lead to epilepsy? A new study
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Virginia Tech is launching a $2.6 million study to determine if traumatic brain injuries can cause changes within the brain that lead to epilepsy.
UVA study: Scalpel-free surgery enhances quality of life for people with Parkinson’s
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A high-tech form of brain surgery that replaces scalpels with sound waves improved quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease that has resisted other forms of treatment, a new study has found.
