
VCU researchers receive $1 million grant to test diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s disease
The Michael J. Fox Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to VCU to test a diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s disease.

The Michael J. Fox Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to VCU to test a diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s disease.

An experimental cancer drug works differently than intended and shows significant promise for stopping melanoma and possibly other forms of cancer.

Virginia Tech scientists are working to pinpoint why people with diabetes are prone to developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Most experts agree that sea-level rise will be a top threat to the commonwealth of Virginia in the coming decades.

For unmanned aircraft systems to safely fly in increasingly crowded airspace, they must be able to accurately detect and avoid obstacles.

The majority of the head-impact research that will help keep athletes safer has focused on college and professional players.

Researchers in need of space to store, preserve, and share data have a new option available:VTechData, Virginia Tech’s new data repository.

The Virginia Tech Department of Physics research lab has pulled off a galactic turkey, getting all three of their proposed projects with the Hubble Space Telescope approved for the coming year.

Increased research and clinical funding is necessary to better understand the epidemiology of concussions and improve treatment following injury.

A black bear’s ability to give birth during hibernation — a time when food and other resources are extremely limited — has always puzzled scientists.
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