Sierra Club report spotlights worst toxic polluters, ZIP Codes in Virginia
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The Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club released a report today entitled The Top 25 Virginia Localities with the Highest Toxic Air Emissions.
Search Results for cancer
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Pneumonia discovery may offer way to boost body’s defenses
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A molecule being targeted in cancer is also critical for the immune system’s ability to battle pneumonia, researchers at the UVA School of Medicine have determined.
New molecular mechanism suggests that people with obesity or insulin resistance may more easily accumulate fat
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A team of researchers led by a Virginia Tech nutrition scientist discovered a molecular mechanism behind fat cell growth and expansion.
Virginia awarded $900,000 to expand wellness program
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Virginia’s wellness program that helps older Virginians with chronic diseases has won a $900,000 grant to expand across the Commonwealth.
Press Conference: Pitt at the 2016 #ACCKickoff
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Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi and players Ejuan Price and Nathan Peterman talk with reporters at the 2016 ACC Kickoff.
UVA rated in top 1 percent nationally for maternity care
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UVA Women’s Services and UVA Children’s Hospital were among just 1 percent of reporting U.S. hospitals to meet all four maternity care standards from the Leapfrog Group.
Time to declare our independence from corporate tax dodging
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Marchers in this year’s 4th of July parades in small towns across America will pass a variety of Main Street businesses.
Scientists at Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute take part in $15 million research project to study cigarettes and vaporized nicotine
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The National Cancer Institute awarded $15 million to assess the likely impact of current and potential future policies regulating tobacco products.
Governor McAuliffe announces 2016 Research Commercialization Awards
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Friday $3.4 million in funding to support 48 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund.
Intellectual property keeps right on killing
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Habitual apologists for agribusiness cite studies that show glyphosate, the “active ingredient” in Roundup, is unlikely to cause cancer.
