
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine student’s research leads to policy changes
Jessica Nguyen would have never pictured herself as a medical student a decade ago.

Jessica Nguyen would have never pictured herself as a medical student a decade ago.

The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $2.1 million grant to the VCU Center for Biomarker Research and Precision Medicine.

Of the more than 3 million people with breast cancer in the U.S., about 10 percent carry an inherited mutation in their BRCA1 gene.

Two drugs used to treat asthma and allergies may offer a way to prevent a form of pneumonia.

Experts broadly agree that mosquito nets are one of the best tools in the fight against malaria.

Chemical pollutants in the environment can have wide-ranging detrimental effects on human health.

Virginia Tech researchers use texting to boost international development.

As long as parasites mount resistance to malaria drugs, scientists will be faced with the task of developing new, improved pharmaceuticals.

The UVA School of Medicine has been rewarded with a dramatic increase in NIH funding.

Take a deep breath. The air you’re breathing is home to tiny microbes that ride currents like molecular trapeze artists.
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