Best medical research tools of 2018
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The year 2017 saw a good number of life-changing medical breakthroughs in the areas of cancer, depression and heart disease among others.
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Virginia Tech awarded $1.9 million EPA grant to research lead exposure in drinking water
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1.9 million to Virginia Tech, North Carolina State University, and Louisiana State University to detect and control lead in drinking water.
Researchers awarded $1.7M to support fast, effective responses to biological attacks
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When Americans hear the word bioterrorism, they may be reminded of the series of anthrax attacks that followed in the wake of 9/11, infecting 22 people and killing five.
Research team tests technology that could alert federal agents to potential terrorist threats
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The face of terrorism in the United States has changed dramatically following 9/11. According to a report by the New America Foundation, every jihadist who has conducted a lethal attack inside the U.S. since 2001 has come from inside the country, already having established citizenship or legal residency.
UVA pediatric oncologist honored for leading-edge cancer research
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A University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher’s pioneering work in childhood cancer has been honored as one of the top 10 clinical research achievements of 2017.
New study abroad undergraduate research program between Blacksburg and Peru
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The Virginia Tech Department of Economics is teaming with Peru’s Universidad de Piura for a new undergraduate summer research exchange program that focuses on how behavioral economics can inform public policymaking on such topics as environment, health, technology, and education.
Virginia Tech researchers compare apples and pears: Discover link between sex and fat
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When it comes to fat accumulation, men tend to carry more weight around their abdomens (apple-shaped) while women tend to carry more weight around their hips and thighs (pear-shaped), but the mechanical reason for the difference has remained a mystery.
How opioid-related messaging goes viral: Researchers share findings
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What does the U.S. opioid epidemic look like from the front lines? An estimated 116 overdose deaths a day and more than a thousand trips to the emergency room.
Researchers investigate riverbank erosion, human adaptation, and resilience in coastal Bangladesh
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Coastal residents in Bangladesh are losing their homes and farmland at an astonishing rate due to riverbank erosion, which affects roughly 1 million people and displaces 50,000 to 200,000 every year.
Virginia Tech researchers examine role of fluid flow in ovarian cancer progression
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New research from Virginia Tech is moving physicians closer to pinpointing a predictor of ovarian cancer, which could lead to earlier diagnosis of what is known as the “silent killer.”
