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Amy Argenbright lost a cousin to suicide in May. Seeing others close to her impacted by what had happened “made everybody realize the need to talk about it and bring it to light,” said Argenbright.
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Jenny Roe, newly appointed to lead research at the University of Virginia’s Center for Design and Health, has spent her career examining how the places we live affect the lives we lead.
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A study evaluating the effects of bariatric surgery on obese women most at risk for cancer has found that the weight-loss surgery slashed participants’ weight by a third and eliminated precancerous uterine growths in those that had them.
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A team of Virginia Tech researchers has refined a mathematical model that simulates the impact of genetic mutations on cell division – a step that could provide insight into errors that produce and sustain harmful cell populations, such as those found in tumors.
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Virginia Organizing kicked off its Stand with Women campaign across the Commonwealth with a series of local women’s roundtables in Danville, Waynesboro, Petersburg, and Blacksburg.
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Driving around Augusta County, you might have noticed some sign that there is a sheriff race on the ballot in November.
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Todd Lloyd has seen a little bit of everything in his 19 years as an Augusta County sheriff’s deputy. Lloyd, the son of former Augusta County sheriff Glenn Lloyd, who died after a battle with cancer in 1998, began his career in law enforcement working at the Augusta County Jail.
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How can we stay motivated while working toward long-term goals? This simple question sparked University of Virginia professor Thomas Bateman’s research and embodies a struggle that most of us are familiar with, as day-to-day life intrudes on our best intentions of training for that marathon, writing that novel or securing that top job.
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In Iowa today, Hillary Clinton detailed her plan to address the rising costs of prescription drugs while encouraging innovation and R&D.
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) along with 33 of their Senate colleagues, more than 100 first responders and survivors of the attacks on September 11th, and former Daily Show host Jon Stewart in pushing Congress to pass a full and permanent extension of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
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