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The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $2.1 million grant to the VCU Center for Biomarker Research and Precision Medicine.
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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.
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Two drugs used to treat asthma and allergies may offer a way to prevent a form of pneumonia.
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Experts broadly agree that mosquito nets are one of the best tools in the fight against malaria.
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Chemical pollutants in the environment can have wide-ranging detrimental effects on human health.
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Virginia Tech researchers use texting to boost international development.
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As long as parasites mount resistance to malaria drugs, scientists will be faced with the task of developing new, improved pharmaceuticals.
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The UVA School of Medicine has been rewarded with a dramatic increase in NIH funding.
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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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Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered that observing fear in others may change how information flows in the brain.
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